//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: The Everfree Forest // Story: Adventure In The Everfree Forest // by AppleJack40 //------------------------------// When Applejack and Big McIntosh noticed that they couldnt find Apple Bloom and/or Babs Seed anywhere they panicked. Soon after they started yelling for them. "Apple Bloom, Babs" Yelled Applejack and Big McIntosh with a worrying voice. Babs and Apple Bloom was to far to hear Applejack and Big McIntosh yell for them. They were wondering the forest and they weren't worried about anypony bothering them. Everypony was at the Apple Family Reunion and Apple Bloom and Babs were having fun spending time together. Suddenly there was a strange noise that sounded like somepony breathing. "Wait whats that noise" Whispered Apple Bloom in a scared voice "I dont hear anything" Answered Babs They kept on walking and decided to play tag so Babs galloped 10 paces ahead of Apple Bloom and told her to try to catch her. "Catch me if you can Apple Bloom" Said Babs feeling pumped "Alright Babs" Said Apple Bloom and soon after she started chasing Babs. They were running around tree's jumping over fallin tree barks. And finally Apple Bloom caught Babs. "Ah, Finally I got you" Said Apple Bloom Again Apple Bloom heard a noise that sounded like somepony breathing but this time it sounds closer. "There it is again, I know you heard it that time Babs" Apple Bloom said with a terrified voice. "Yea I heard it" Babs Answered Babs Seed starts walking towards the mysterious noise and Apple Bloom didnt think that was a good idea. Right now Apple Bloom wanted to go back but she knew if she went back she wouldn't be able to spend as much time with Babs. "Uhh, I dont think its a good idea to walk towards the sound" Whispered Apple Bloom with a terrified voice. Babs didn't listen and kept walking. Finally they both got to the source of the noise. "Is that a f...." Said Apple Bloom scared out of her mind "A face" Said Babs They stood there observing the face "It doesnt look like its mouth is moving" Said Babs "It isnt, there is something inside of it" Said Apple Bloom still in a terrified voice Suddenly a squirrel jumped out the mouth of tree and startled Babs and Apple Bloom. "Whoa" Said Apple Bloom, and Babs After they noticed it was a squirrel they started laughing. "HaHaHa" Said Apple Bloom, and Babs While all this was happening Applejack and Big McIntosh was in the forest looking for them They searched tree's, Ditches, Inside logs. They looked everywhere as they walked through the forest. "Where can they be" Said Applejack nervously "Well i don't know" Said Big McIntosh "Maybe we can follow their hoof tracks" pointing to the ground at small pony shaped hoof tracks Applejack and Big McIntosh started following the hoof tracks.they followed it to a tree that had a scary face on it. "It looks like they were here" said Applejack "It looks like they were headed over there by that bubbly looking creek" Said Big McIntosh Apple Bloom and Babs were across the bubbly creek and seconds after they heard Applejack and Big McIntosh calling for them but they didnt want to go back cause they were having to much fun. "Look its Applejack, Hide" Said Babs They hide behind a log and watched Applejack and Big McIntosh follow there tracks "It looks like they crossed this creek" said Applejack In attempting to cross the creek a cragadile appeared above the watery mud and they all got scared. "Huh" Said them all "Apple Bloom, Babs, Is that yall over there" asked Applejack Apple Bloom and Babs showed themselves to them and as soon as Applejack seen them she jumped into the muddy water and started paddling. "Applejack.." Yelled Big McIntosh Applejack paddled as hard as she could and the cragadile was right behind her almost in arms reach. The cragadile was chomping its teeth at Applejack trying to bite her but Applejack was to far. "Faster Applejack, Faster please" Screamed Apple Bloom Applejack made it across the muddy creek safely and Big McIntosh wasn't going to make it if he tried to swim across. "Apple Bloom, Babs yall had me worried sick about yall" Said Applejack "Are yall alright" Said Applejack in a relieved voice because she found her sister and cousin. "Yea were okay" Said Apple Bloom and Babs "We had so much fun, We played tag we leaped over logs and ran around tree's" "Dont yall ever do anything like this again" Said Applejack "But we wanted to spend time together and have fun" Said Apple Bloom. "But I had a whole day of things you guys can do together" Said Applejack "We werent having fun" Apple Bloom said in a low voice "Why didnt yall tell me this earlier" Asked Applejack "Because you was trying so hard to make this Family Reunion the best one yet and i didnt want to make you feel bad" Said Apple Bloom "Were sorry" Said Applejack and Babs "Its okay" Said Applejack while hugging them both "Its A good thing that cragadile is slow at swimming" "yea" Said Apple Bloom and Babs "Are yall okay" Said Big McIntosh "Yea were okay we are going to find another way around. Follow your tracks back to the reunion. We will be there in a lil bit" Said Applejack "Okay, Be careful you guys" Said Big McIntosh "We will" Answered Applejack "Come'on guys" They walked around trying to find a way back to the apple family reunion. They stumbled across their own hoof tracks and realized they were walking in circles. They were lost. "Applejack aren't these our hoof tracks" Asked Apple Bloom "Yes they are"Answered Applejack "Were lost in the Everfree Forest" Said Applejack with a screech in her voice because she was scared. At that moment they didn't know what to do. Applejack looked down to examine the tracks and thought to herself "How did we walk in a circle" They decided to walk away from their tracks and see where they will end up. At that time Big McIntosh made it back to the Reunion around 6:00 pm. and the sun was about to set in a couple of hours so he was hoping they will find a way across the creek before the sun sets.