Water, dirt, air. The seeds of life rely on these so the can bloom. Words from the First book.
Nightwing, Thorn, and Fluttershy all walked along the wood hallway in search of the throne room.
Meanwhile Fluttershy had never felt more relieved in her life. The deer accepted her. Well most of them accepted her. But they still accepted her as Arbor susurro.
"Are you okay Fluttershy?" Thorn asked. "You look kinda...dazed."
"Huh...oh, I'm fine Thorn I'm just happy that the deer accepted me as the Arbor susurro." Fluttershy smiled. "That's all."
"Well if you say so." Nightwing said. "So...how does it feel to rule a kingdom?"
"A bit overwhelming I must admit. I wish my friends were here to help." Fluttershy said sadly.
"Your friends are here to help." Nightwing said. "Thorn and I, we helped you become the Arbor susurro remember?"
"That's right. See you aren't alone." Thorn said.
"I'm so glad that I have such good friends." Fluttershy said.
"Why do I feel like a song is coming on?" Nightwing asked.
Just as Nightwing said that Fluttershy began to sing.
"When I am down and, oh, my soul, so weary." Fluttershy sang. "When troubles come and my heart burdened be."
"Then I am still and wait here in the silence." Thorn sang. "Until you come and sit awhile with me."
"You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains." Thorn and Fluttershy sang together. "You raise me up to walk on stormy seas. I am strong when I am on your shoulders. You raise me up to more than I can be."
"You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains." Thorn sang.
"You raise me up to walk on stormy seas." Fluttershy sang
"I am strong when I am on your shoulders." Thorn and Fluttershy sang together."You raise me up to more than I can be."
There is no life - no life without its hunger." Thorn sang. "Each restless heart beats so imperfectly."
"But when you come and I am filled with wonder." Fluttershy sang."
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity."
"You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains." Thorn sang.
"You raise me up to walk on stormy seas." Fluttershy sang
"I am strong when I am on your shoulders." Thorn and Fluttershy sang together."You raise me up to more than I can be."
"You raise me up...to more...than I...can be-------." Thorn and Fluttershy sang together as the gazed into each other's eyes.
*ahem* Nightwing coughed getting the attention of Thorn and Fluttershy. "If you two want some alone time I can leave." Nightwing offered.
Thorn and Fluttershy looked back at one another and realized their muzzles were inches away from each other. Both blushed madly as they pushed away from one another.
"We better get to the Throne room." Thorn said quickly.
"Yeah, we should." Fluttershy said as well as she began to walk away.
Nightwing ran next to Thorn and whispered into his ear, "Missed your chance, buddy."
With that Nightwing walked away with Thorn following behind them.
'Are muzzles were so close.' Fluttershy thought as she began to walk faster. 'It was almost like he was going to kiss me.'
"Um Fluttershy?" Nightwing asked.
"Huh?"
"You passed the Throne room." Nightwing pointed out.
"Oh. Oops." Fluttershy said as she turned around and walked back to Nightwing.
"Are you two sure you don't want some alone time?" Nightwing asked Thorn and Fluttershy.
"Yes!" Thorn and Fluttershy said quickly.
"Okay then, let's begin this meeting." Nightwing said as he opened the door.
Inside the council was talking about something. But as the doors opened they all went silent and bowed.
"Ah Fluttershy your here." Winterwood said.
"Now we can begin the meeting." Fallwood said.
"Alright." Fluttershy said as she walked towards the two thrones and sat on the leaf one.
"Um...Fluttershy. Your throne is the other one." Springwood pointed out.
"Oh, sorry." Fluttershy blushed lightly as she got up from the leaf throne and sat on the flower throne.
"Now then, what's this meeting all about huh?" Nightwing asked the deer council.
"It's about the recent attacks in the forest." Springwood said bluntly.
"You mean the sand ponies?"
"Yes those. We have tried our best to rid the forest of the plague but we haven't been able too."
"Well I guess I can understand that. But the major question is, why are they in Whitetail?" Nightwing asked. "Why Whitetail? Why attack the golden jewel of all deer?"
"Some believe that they are demons that have come to destroy natures garden." Fallwood suggested.
"Possible." Nightwing said.
"Maybe there's a rich resources that we don't know about and they do?" Springwood suggested.
"Not likely" Nightwing said.
"Could it be that they wish to be friends with us but can't say it?" Fluttershy suggested.
"Never." Nightwing said as he threw his hooves in the air. "Gah! This is so frustrating! What is it that makes Whitetail the most special?!"
"Well, Whitetail is called the deers jewel because of it's trees." Thorn said.
"Wait...that's it!" Nightwing yelled.
"What's it?" Winterwood asked.
"What the sand ponies are after. It's so obvious!"
"And just what is so obvious?" Fallwood asked.
"It's the trees! The sand ponies are after the trees!"
"But...if they are after the trees why are they unaffected?" Summerwood asked.
"Because ever since I've got here I've had a weird vibe coming off this place, and when I came into the Great tree the vibe got stronger."
"But what does that have to do with the trees and the sand ponies?" Springwood asked.
"Simple. The sand ponies are draining magic from the trees."
"Magic...in the trees?" Fallwood said.
"Yes, it must all be connected to the great tree."
"But even if the sand ponies are draining magic from the trees, why would they do that?" Fluttershy asked.
"Fluttershy's right, we know what the sand ponies are after, but we don't know why." Nightwing pondered.
"Perhaps-" Summerwood was about to say something but the doors to the room burst open, cutting Summerwood off. All eyes stared at a deer guard who looked like he had just ran a ton of miles.
"Coun...cil...Thicket...riot...need...help." The guard wheezed.
"Easy there buddy, what are you talking about?" Thorn asked.
"Sorry...it's Thicket. He's gathered a large group of deer and their demanding the Arbor susurro."
"Why would commander Thicket demand such a thing?" Summerwood asked.
"I don't know, but he has half of the guard and a large amount of the deer with him."
"I'll go and see what this is all about. You guys stay put." Thorn said as he ran off with the guard behind him.
Thorn and the guard kept running down the hall until the came to the doorway to the Great tree. He opened the door to meet the large group of deer that consider of guards and deer citizens. All had angry looks on their faces. In front of the group was Thicket himself.
"Thicket what is the meaning of this?" Thorn asked.
"Where is the pony?" Thicket demanded.
"That is none of your concern. Now tell me what is going on?"
"I'll tell you what's going on. Where restoring the order, that's what Thorn."
"Thicket is the true Arbor susurro not that pony!" A deer shouted.
"Bring her out so that she may have justice for her crimes!" Another shouted.
"All of you, you dare defy Natures way?! You dare defy the third code of law?!"
"This is not Natures way." Thicket spat. "This is trickery."
"Yeah!" A deer shouted.
"How is this trickery? Tell me why you think Fluttershy is not fit to be Arbor susurro?" Thorn demanded.
"I'll tell you why. It's because she's a pony! Ever since the creation of Deer and Pony we have always been opposites. Why don't you see that Thorn?!" Thicket growled.
"Because she's a pony that means she cannot lead us?"
"No. It means she will lead us off the path of life! She will cast darkness on us! They cannot be trusted!"
"I've heard enough of this." Thorn said as he and the guard turned around and walked back into the door shutting it tight behind them and locking it.
"Forgive me Nature." Thicket whispered. "Alright they have decided to be our enemy. Break down the door!"
All the deer turned to Thicket with shocked expressions on their faces.
"Did I stutter?" Thicket asked.
"N-no Thicket...it's just that...your asking us to defile on of Natures most treasured gifts." A guard said.
"And if we don't break down that door how many more of Natures gifts will that pony destroy?" Thicket asked. "Break down the door."
"Thickets doing what?!" Summerwood shouted.
"He has a large group of deer with him and he intends to harm Fluttershy." Thorn stated.
"Why would he do such a thing?" Fluttershy asked.
"He thinks you are not fit to be Arbor susurro." Thorn stated.
"I always figured Thicket was a bit...offended that a pony became Arbor susurro. But to go this far."
"Thorn. Please tell me that we have enough troops to fend them off?" Nightwing asked Thorn."
"I'm afraid not. We're outnumbered three to one." Thorn said.
"I have an idea, can you guys hold them off while I go get help." Nightwing suggested.
"Nightwing I can't ask you to do that. I'll go, if I leave then Thicket won't endanger the deer here." Fluttershy said.
"Not a wise idea. Their here for you remember, the second one of them spots you in the sky they'll shoot you down with a bow and arrow. And the council can't go because there wouldn't be enough time." Nightwing stated.
"But what's stopping them from shooting you down?"
"I have magic remember, I'll just turn invisible so they won't spot me."
"Be safe dear friend." Thorn said.
"I will, don't worry about me. Worry about protecting Fluttershy." Nightwing said. "I'll be back with help." With that Nightwing ran off turned himself invisible and flew out one of the windows.
In the town of Ponyville a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane and violet eyes flew above the pink mare known as Pinkie.
"So Dashie what do you want to do today as a prank?" Pinkie asked.
"I kinda thought we should take all of Twilights books and hide them somewhere?" Rainbow dash suggested.
"That sounds kinda funny-" Pinkie cut herself off as she looked behind her to see that her tail was twitching uncontrollably. "TWICHY TAIL!!" Pinkie yelled at the top of her lungs.
The second she said that a fast grey blur came crashing down on the dirt.
"Owwwwww." A voice groaned.
"Oh, hey Nightwing." Pinkie greeted. "Why did you crash land?"
"No time to explain. Get Everyone that could be helpful and bring them to my house!" Nightwing yelled as he grabbed Pinkie by the shoulders.
"What? Why?" The pink mare asked dumbfound.
"Fluttershys in trouble!"
"Say no more Nightwing." Rainbow dash said as she zoomed off.
"Pinkie, are Flash and Lightning strike out of the hospital?" Nightwing asked.
"Yep yep they checked out two days ago. I know because I threw them a welcome-back-from-dreamland party."
"Of course you did." Nightwing said as he let go of Pinkie and trotted towards his house.
Once everyone was gathered (Flash, Lightning strike, Sunset shimmer, Comet tail, Twilight, Pinkie, Rainbow dash, Spike, a white unicorn mare with a dark purple mane and blue eyes name rarity, and a light orange earth pony mare with a blond mane, light freckles on her face, and green eyes, and she wore a cowgirl hat. Her name was Applejack.)
Once everypony was there Nightwing explained what was going on in Whitetail.
"Oh dear." Rarity said as she covered her mouth with her hoof.
"That jerk Thicket, when I see him I'm gonna tear him a new one." Rainbow dash said as she put her two hooves together.
"Easy Rainbow, we need to help Fluttershy. Not make things worse." Twilight said.
"Well it won't matter if we're all just sitting around doing nothing. Nightwing can you take us to Whitetail?" Flash asked.
"Okay, but we'll have to use Twilights personal train." Nightwing said
"I have my own personal train?" Twilight asked.
"You never used it."
With that Twilights train arrived and they all boarded it. The train then began to move towards Whitetail. All had determination to help their friend.