//------------------------------// // [FIXED] Episode 35: I REALLY HATE THE WOODS!! // Story: The Life of a Wanted Changeling (Comment Driven Story) // by Down with Chrysalis //------------------------------// It suddenly dawns on you that you just stood up to (and probably pissed off) the ruling circle (or square in this case) of Equestria! (To keep continuity, the royals don't know that the hooded figure is a changeling and even Princess Cadance now highly doubts that the black-hooded figure was really Bugze the changeling) While wondering what to do next, a realization hits you like a rocket-powered sledgehammer to the nuts (long story involving memories that you DON'T want to recall)! You practically spat in the face of both of the sun-and-moon-controlling princesses as well as Cadance's husband! You even doubt that Cadance believes that that was you. The whole 'wearing a faceless hood' and 'threatening to beat them all to a bloody pulp if you touch my daughter' thing probably didn't help matters much either. So, you do what any self-respecting creature would do if they just realized that... YOU FREAK THE HAY OUT! "OH MY LUNA WHAT HAVE I DONE! I JUST BECAME ENEMIES WITH THE TWO OF THE MOST POWERFUL CREATURES ON THE PLANET! BUCK THE 'DUNGEON WITH ENDLESS HOURS OF WATCHING MY LITTLE HUMAN' (*shiver*). I'M GONNA HANG IN THE GALLOWS AND BE USED AS TARGET PRACTICE WHILE I'M STILL CHOKING AND THEN GET BANISHED TO THE SUN NOW!!! OH, WHY ME! WHAT DID I EVER DO TO DESERVE THIS... BESIDES-MY-ENTIRE-LIFE-OF-FAILING-TO-BE-EVIL-UNTIL-RECENTLY, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" You then proceed to curl up into a fetal-position and have a mental breakdown as you begin to suck your hoof like a little baby colt would do. You also rock back and forth while repeatedly crying like a little filly "I'm not a bad changeling. I'm not a bad changeling. I'm not a bad changeling. A mother can't die, and I'm a mother, see? SEE!? (*Holds out Nightshade's crayon drawing*)." ... This will probably take a while, so let's just skip ahead to where you're a little bit more... stable. 49 MINUTES LATER You stopped crying twenty minutes ago. You've gotten out of the fetal-position and you've stopped sucking your hoof a while ago as well. Now you're just pacing back and forth while mumbling stuff like "I could do this" and "No no that won't work" over and over again. For the past twenty-nine minutes, you've been thinking up escape plans and ways to 'disappear' as they say, but all the plans you've thought of all end with a noose around your neck (at best). Gah, I need to stop worrying about what will happen to me now. If it happens then it happens. For now I need to focus on finding out where am I.You think to yourself in a determined tone. With that thought in mind, you decide to... Climbing a tree checking where exactly they are and if there is a settlement around them sounds a good idea... assuming Bugze know how to climb a tree Climb a stinking tree to see if you can find any civilization nearby. You remember the last time you tried to climb a tree back at Applejack's farm. You managed to get up, but you didn't get up without a scratch. You're pretty sure you still have splinters from it too. But, if it means finding a way out of this stupid forest once and for all, then a few splinters are worth it. You look around the field that you are in for a nice big tree. You find one a few seconds later that looks like a good size. So, you begin to climb the tree... MANY MANY SPLINTERS LATER You swear nature itself is out to get you. You think you have a zillion splinters now lodged in your body, some in places you didn't even know you could get splinters in (don't ask). You also had to deal with rabid chipmunks, high winds that nearly blew you off the tree, and the birds were dive-bombing you, and some of them, sadly, did hit you (if anyling asks, those white spots on your cool coat where there when you got it). But eventually you got to the top of the tree, and you look out over the area to see if you can find any hints of civilization. You notice in the far distance a shack of some kind and you swear you've seen it somewhere before. Now I know I've seen the shack somewhere before... but where...*ding* THAT'S IT! That's Zecora's house.You think to yourself in a excited tone. Considering that she's the only one who knows that you have this coat and (hopefully) won't attack you on site, that seems like the perfect place to go! *growl* Hopefully she has some food too. You then begin the long (and painful) journey down the tree. SOMETIME LATER Good news, the climb down took alot shorter than you thought it would. The bad news- *THUD*, you slipped off a branch half-way and slammed face-first into the ground. After you finally get done restructuring your face, you decide to head towards the direction you saw Zecora's hut at. "Hopefully lady luck won't be trying to kill me this time." You say to yourself in a tired tone. You are about to continue walking towards the direction of Zecora's hut when you hear this... ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR The roar is so powerful that it caused the ground to shake and all the birds to fly away from the roar... that just so happen to be in front of you. You stare in shock for a little bit, before you just sigh and you begin to walk towards Zecora's hut. "Who am I kidding. The forest is gonna kill me before lady luck at this rate." You say to yourself with a dejected tone. And with that you walk into the forest away from the safety of the field you woke up in. 29 MINUTES LATER Yup, you are definitely, utterly, completely lost. You curse your lack of direction and you wish that you actually had one. You sigh in annoyance and you begin to think that you'll never be able to find Zecora's hut at this rate, when you hear... In an effort to figure out where you are, you hear two voices shout. "Scootaloo-oo! Scoot-Scootaloo-oo!" "That's so funny I forgot to laugh!" What are two fillies doing in the forest?! Worse, what are the odds that anyling else is nearby to keep an eye on them? Begging the universe to give you a day, just one day, to catch your breath, you set out to find whoever shouted. "Scootaloo-oo! Scoot-Scootaloo-oo!" A filly talking like a chicken? You would have thought you were hearing things due to your recent head injuries when you hear another filly say: "That's so funny I forgot to laugh!" ""Huh that's nice, playful batter between two filly's." You say to yourself in a happy ton- WHAT! "What in the name of Luna's moon are two fillies doing in a forest that's been trying to kill me since I woke up here after the invasion?!" You ask yourself in distress. Worse, what are the odds that anyling else is nearby to keep an eye on them? You think to yourself in panic. You beg the universe to give you a day, just one stinking day, to catch your breath as you set out to find whoever said that. Zecora's can wait, there could be two fillies in danger that need saving!You think to yourself as you quickly gallop over to where you heard them talking. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER You finally find the fillies that were talking from before and you notice that one of the fillies is Applebloom! Your concern for the fillies increases when you see her. They appear to be wearing red capes and that means (if you remember correctly from your conversation) they're the other Cutie Mark Crusaders! If only you could remember their names... Speaking of names, I need a fake one considering how my hood conceals my face in darkness. I'll need a name to go with that and my coat. You don't want to use a fake name, but you're most likely a fugitive by now after what happened at the castle and you don't want any of your few friends getting into trouble because of you. Besides, you always wanted to have a cool nickname. I know! I'll be...."Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Then you hear the fillies scream! What do you do?