//------------------------------// // Chapter 14 // Story: The Space that is Knocking on You // by ZachWebbEX //------------------------------// "The Space that is Knocking on You" ''Chapter 014: Fluttershy's Initiative'' Twilight, Lyra, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, BonBon, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Trixie, Fluttershy and Rarity, a disorderly crowd approaches the Wonderstone Forest at quick speeds in a race to cure Shining Armour of his illness. "The Wonderstone Forest, what kind of creatures do you think live their?" asked Pinkie Pie as she continued to hop ever so happily. "Hopefully the cutest and most harmless creatures around." said Fluttershy imagining all kinds of small woodland creatures. "Who knows, but as long as they don't pest around with me, I am good." said Rarity who was not a fan of the wilderness. "As I said, it will only be a short while before we arrive at the train station that will take us to Appleloosa, so let's try to bare with it here." said Twilight as she was determined on the task at hand. "Don't worry Twy, we will be done with this trip sooner than you think, after all, I am family with a large portion of the natives at Appleloosa." said Applejack confidently. "Hey Lyra, I did not drop that blunt while flying did I?" asked Rainbow Dash to her bespectacled friend. "Nope, everything is still in full gear!" said Lyra as she made sure not to loose the object of their interest. "Still worried about that stupid blunt are you Lyra, I guess stupid is as stupid does." laughed BonBon jokingly. The group had finally arrived at the entrance of the Wonderstone Forest, many beautiful lakes and ponds surrounded the immediate vicinity of the forest. There was many pear and apple trees around adorning the area as well. Birds and squirrels were the only animals that were foreseeable as of now, and things were looking good with the rabbits as well. "Aww, look at all of these precious fauna." said Fluttershy. "Hey Fluttershy, try not to orgasm over their cuteness." laughed Rainbow Dash picking at Fluttershy once again. "Oh my, I am just admiring the animals in this wonderful place, what did I tell you, nothing to worry about right now." said Fluttershy as she continued gazing amungst the animals that surrounded the group. "Fluttershy, you are the best with animals, if we run into anything, try to utilize that stare of yours." said Twilight. "Oh, yes, of course." said Fluttershy diligently. "Look at all of the flowers, I bet I could get a good pay raise for collecting all of these!" said BonBon with joy. "You try not to orgasm over these flowers as well!" said Lyra getting back at BonBon. "Hey Twi, let's stop for a short rest, we have been on this trek for two hours now, won't do us any good if we get sick from exhaustion as well." said Applejack. "I guess you are right, let's relax by that lake over their for thirty minutes, everyone, try not to venture off too far." said Twilight as the group stopped by a small pond about half a mile into the forest. "Thank goodness, I thought I was going to absolutely die back there!" said Rarity in an over-dramatic fashion as she conjured up a neat looking sofa to lay on. "Really, is that necessary Rarity?" asked Applejack who was never ceased to amaze by Rarity's antics. "Hey, a lady has to maintain a constant peace of mind, many stallions find that attractive in a mare you know." said Rarity as she fell on her sofa, enjoying the break. "I guess so." said Applejack. "I am going to take a look at some of the flowers around here, want to join me Lyra?" asked BonBon. "Nah, me, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash are going to try a little of that zap apple blunt, you know, make sure it is a quality one!" said Lyra. "Why does that not surprise me?" asked BonBon who could only hoof-palm in this situation. "I will not mind taking a look with you!" said Fluttershy with excitement. 'Alright, you would make better company anyway, please, come along." said BonBon who always enjoyed the company of a nice and quiet pony. "Alright Lyra, are you ready to hit this shit?" asked Rainbow Dash with joy. "Oh, you bet Dashie, how about you Pinkie?" asked Lyra. "Oki doki loki, you bet, I have been going on a withdraw of sorts anyway!" said Pinkie Pie as the three ditzy ponies walked behind a tree to enjoy their possession. "Well, at least we will know where to find those three." said Appljeack sarcastically. "Yeah, tell me about it!" said Twilight agreeing with Applejack. "Hey Trixie, you look lonely, want to sit over here by the lake with us?" asked Twilight with a welcoming tone. "No thanks, I am fine sitting on this rock over here, by myself, just the way I like it!" said Trixie who did not want to get involved with anything that had to do with Twilight. "*cough* Man this shit is awesome!" said Lyra with a dazed look in her eye. "Yep, this is some good shit!" said Rainbow Dash who started to cough up too. "Oooh, ooh, me next!" said Pinkie Pie who proceeded to take a hit of the blunt as well. "Hey Trixie, come over here and try some of this, it will lighten you up, and I mean that quite literally!" said Lyra who started laughing randomly. "Heh, I guess, if you are doing it after all." said Trixie as she would rather participate in that than be around Twilight. "Yeah, and she wants to smoke that nasty stuff rather than come over here with us." said Twilight who could only shake her head. Elsewhere, Fluttershy and BonBon were gazing amongst the many types of flowers in the area. "Oooh, these will make a good collection for the flower shop, and these, and these as well!" said an overjoyed BonBon. "Why, umm, yes, but make sure not to get too many of them!" said Fluttershy. "Don't worry, as a specialist in gardening, I will only go after the most worthy of flowers." said BonBon with a proud look on her face. "Yes, but we do not want to make the other flowers feel bad." said Fluttershy with a soft tone. "Hahaha, Fluttershy you crack me up, plants do not have feelings." said BonBon with a chuckle. "Oh yes, they do, I can sense the element of feelings within all sorts of things, call it an initiative of sorts." said Fluttershy with sincerity. "Okay fine, I will go after a few lost gems as well, if you say so." said BonBon as she continued to only pick the flowers that caught her attention. "Rhododendrons, daisies, daffodils, tulips, this Wonderstone Forest is amazing, I should really continue to come back here, my manager, Carrot Top will be impressed!" said BonBon. "Hey, if you don't mind, I am going to check out that nest of squirrels over there." said Fluttershy. "Okay, go ahead, we only have twenty minutes left before we continue on that trek after all." said BonBon as she continued to pick away. Fluttershy flew over to where most of the woodland creatures were gathered, getting an excitement that she feels all to much in this situation. "Why hey their little squirrels, how are you today?" asked Fluttershy with an elegant tone of her voice. The squirrels all gathered around her nudging up against her soft, delicate hooves. "Aww, this is just too much, I love these places." said Fluttershy who closed her eyes and enjoyed the nature around her. "Wait, something is off, I can feel something coming, what is this?" asked Fluttershy as the squirrels around her scurried off into their underground burrow. "I better tell Twilight!" said Fluttershy as she flew with haste to the pond where the others where gathered. "Here comes Fluttershy in a hurry, I bet something must have scared her!" laughed Applejack to herself. "Girls, my sense is going all crazy, I feel something troublesome coming this way." said Fluttershy with a frantic tone. "Calm down, I am sure that their is nothing to fear, probably just a premonition of yours, besides, everypony else is enjoying their break around here!" said Twilight who was trying to reason with the timid pegasus. "B,but I am serious, something is coming, call it an initiative of mine." said Fluttershy who continued to push towards Twilight. "Oh, fine, what do you suggest we do then?" asked Twilight. "Let's leave this forest as soon as we can, that is what we should do!" said Fluttershy. "Okay, we will leave in another ten minutes, is that fine with you?" asked a slightly annoyed Twilight. "I guess, but let's just hurry!" said Fluttershy as she stood by Twilight, Applejack, and Rarity with a worried look on her face. "Oh dear, you are just freaking out a little too much, just relax, the sun rays are just absolutely fantastic today." said Rarity as she continued to enjoy relaxing on the sofa she conjured up for herself. "Yeah, easy for you to say." mumbled Applejack to herself. Meanwhile, Lyra, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash finished hitting up a little of the zap apple blunt that they considered their prize. "Oh yeah, let's save some for the train ride, don't want to use it all up right now do we." said Rainbow Dash with a red tone in her eyes. "Certainly, I want to saver this so we do not get bored with the ride to Appleloosa." said Lyra with a look of please. "*hick* Oh yeah, that hit the pinkie sense!" said Pinkie Pie as she sat down, with her mind all over the place. "Hehehe, let's head back to Twilight and Applejack's location before we get yelled at again." said Lyra. "Okay, but let me enjoy this buzz for a little longer." said Rainbow Dash, not ready to continue flying several more miles just yet. "I am back, are you done with that foolish activity of yours Lyra, we are about to leave." said BonBon as she came back with a slew of flowers of all types. "Hahaha, hey BonBon, are any of those flowers, well, you know, smoke worthy?" laughed Lyra as she was tripping off her mind. "Humph, whatever, I am going with the others." said BonBon. "Wait, we are coming too!" said Lyra as she ran along with her other two stoner friends back to the pond. "Alright, everypony, Fluttershy said that she sensed something troublesome coming our way, that and we do need to leave now, so let's continue heading north, we should finally arrive at the train station in a short while." said Twilight who was eager to get on the move again. "Fluttershy, hahaha, you are always worked up over the most stupid shit!" laughed Rainbow Dash who was still under the influence of the zap apple leaves. "Enough Rainbow Dash, you three really should not have smoked those leaves while we were traveling!" said Applejack with a stern tone. "Yeah, whatever, but I am telling you, everything is like, thirty percent cooler now!" said Rainbow Dash continuing on with her mind trip. "That Rainbow Dash is an absolute idiot, just like Twilight." exclaimed Trixie to herself as she came along with the others. "Well, I don't see anything bad ahead Fluttershy, so don't worry." said Spike as he tried to reassure Fluttershy that the situation was okay. "As long as we leave now, everything will be fine." said Fluttershy as the group started to leave the Wonderstone Forest. Shortly after the ponies left the forest, a hooded figure emerged from a pile of bushes, scaring away all of the creatures around it. "So, that is the pests that are trying to head over to the Devil's Marsh, haha, this will be fun." said the hooded figure as it waited until all of the other ponies had exited the forest before removing it's hood. A mare, with a brown man, along with black highligts in her hair, and a reddish brown coat, with a barrel for her cutie mark emerged from under the cloak. "I will have some fun with them, but for now, onwards to Appleloosa, said the mysterious mare as she took an alternate path to get to her destination. Meanwhile, the main group had finally continued with their journey, now entering a forest of dead trees. "Hey look, that sign says that we only have three more miles before we arrive at the train station that will take us to Appleloosa!" said Applejack with joy. "Finally, I thought this trip was going to last forever!" said Rarity with a sigh. "Oh, I wonder how you would have ever managed!" said Applejack sarcastically. "Yes, I will make sure to be on the opposite side of the train from Twilight, once we get their!" said Trixie to herself. "Umm, Fluttershy, what do you think the premonition you had was all about?" asked Twilight with curiosity. "Umm, well, I, do not know, but I could tell something was going off, my emotions started to pick up, I could feel my heart racing, as if someone, or something was watching us, that is the best way to describe it." said Fluttershy who has seemed to ease down some. "Well, you sure have me scared now!" said Spike. "Hahaha, Spike, it is okay, we are out of that place now, besides, only two miles to go now." said Twilight. "Hmmm, Fluttershy seemed calm when she was with me, I wonder what could have been watching us in that forest?" asked BonBon to herself. "She might have gotten bored of being around you for starters!" said Lyra taking another jab at her room-mate. "Very funny Lyra, I too cannot wait to get to that damn train station, so I do not have to be around you!" said BonBon with annoyance. "That is fine and all, but you better watch you're rear, bwahahaha!" said Lyra who was still tripping out from the leaves that she smoked earlier. "Honestly Lyra, you are so damn stupid sometimes." said BonBon shaking her head in disbelief. "I will sit with you Lyra." said Trixie. "See, Trixie knows what is up, she wants to sit with the cool cats!" said Rainbow Dash laughing. "Okay everypony, one more mile, and we will be their!" said Twilight. Just then, Fluttershy started to get that strange feeling that she had earlier again. "Umm, Twilight, I am feeling that sickness in my gut again, let's be careful." said Fluttershy. "Okay, but don't worry, you will look like Granny Smith by the time we get to Appleloosa with all of that stress." laughed Twilight. "Well shoot, I need to stop stressing all of the time over those apple trees if that is the case!" said Applejack. "Hahaha, yes you do." said Twilight as the group approached their destination. The mysterious mare continued on her path through a swamp, stopping to take a short break. "So Applejack is with them, this ought to get very interesting, that yellow pegasus was right though, things are about to get out of control, this will be the most fun I have seen in ages." said the pony as she put on a hat, reminiscent of an old undertaker's hat from the ages of the wild west. She also had a pistol in her belt, that was also in route to a old western cowboy's tool belt. "Okay, time to get las loco!" said the mare as she fired her pistol. Yehaawww, let's see if I can get to Appleloosa before them!" said the mare as she ran off towards a long trail in the desert that followed the forest of the dead trees. "Well, we are just about their, hold on big brother, we are going to get those ingredients to help you!" said Twilight. "Heh, for some reason I am hoping this is all in vain!" said Trixie, still mindful of her grudge with the purple unicorn. "Remember Twilight let's be careful, I still have a feeling, a feeling that we may not be the only ones who are after these ingredients." said Fluttershy as the group closed in on the train station. "Oh Fluttershy, don't worry, no one knows these parts better than me!" said Applejack. "Umm, I guess so!" said Fluttershy who tried calming down some. "Alright, I sure cannot wait to get to Appleloosa, me and Breaburn will probably have a lot of stories to share with each other." said Applejack. Elsewhere, the loose cannon mare had arrived at a small town in the midst of the desert, about three miles east of the train station to Appleloosa. "Get ready Applejack, I have a present that is long over do for you, I am damn sure about that!" said the mare as she walked into a bar that was in the far side of the small residential town. "How may I help you ma'am?" asked the bartender. "One shot of bourbon, and a side of whisky, I have a trip to Appleloosa coming up." said the mare with a serious tone. "Oh, headed to Appleloosa, and what is the occasion?" asked the bartender as he handing the mare her requested order. "Don't worry about it, but here take these ten bits, you are a great server!" said the mare. "Wow, you are not a bad looking lady yourself." said the older stallion. "Hey bartender, ever heard the term, deader than a doorknob?" asked the mare in the empty bar. "Yep, why I used to be a sheriff back in my day." exclaimed the bartender. "Good, I like to use real-like examples with my speech!" said the mare as she pulled out her pistol and shot the bartender square in the eye, killing him. "Revenge is a dish best served cold, but mine will be a dish in the rock!" said the mare as she left the bar with a look of malice in her eyes. -To be continued...-