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Sweetie stepped onto the path leading into the Everfree, following the forest to the old Castle. While it was still barely a path at all and more a break in the treeline that was thick around her, Sweetie could see the signs of recent trips. Twilight had said they had been coming here more often recently. Of course, that was before the Loops had begun.
Walking along the path, Sweetie wondered what she would find once she arrived. Sure, she could go down to the Elements immediately, but this was a chance to explore the Castle. Besides, most of the experiments she wanted to do couldn’t happen until Friday. Logically, considering her failed attempt to explore last time, she should be less inclined to explore.
“And yet,” she sighed, “I want to at least try to explore it. I’ll try to stay away from the hallway I went down last time.” Not only that, Sweetie was certain she could teleport out. So it was a lot safer in general. There was also the fact that there was someone in the Loop with her. If she did get stuck in a room, and then get stuck in a Death Loop, it was likely this thing would bail her out. Considering the fact-
Sweetie jumped as a bird caww’ed from a tree, and she whimpered, cowering in fear for a moment. Breathing out in relief as nothing appeared, Sweetie shook herself over. Starting to walk again, she glanced toward the edges of the path nervously.
“Relax Sweetie, it’s nothing. This is just a forest oversaturated with magic. Yes, just like Twilight said.” Trying desperately to believe her lie, she continued mumbling to herself as she finally reached the bridge. Looking down, she saw the path leading to the elements. Debating her choice, she slowly leaned her head back toward the castle, and continued over the bridge.
“No,” she spoke, pausing and closing her eyes. Turning around, she decided to just head directly for the Elements. Sweetie had been trying to resist going there first, leave a little mystery for the end of the Loop, and had failed to do so. Walking down the path, she entered the cave, and looked up at the glowing tree.
The Tree of Harmony was beautiful, crystal leaves growing around it and the glow of the Elements shining brightly. Sweetie slowly stepped forward, awed by them. Reaching out, she stood on the tip of her hooves, and touched the lowest one.
Nothing happened.
“Well, I guess that was asking for a little too much.” Smiling, Sweetie chuckled and shook her head as she found a place to set up camp nearby. Settling into her tent, she snuggled up in a blanket, and looked upon the tree.
After trying for a few days, Sweetie was certain she couldn’t get them out. Hindsight told her Twilight might have been able to, but Sweetie doubted that would affect her experiment at all. After all, in the tree or outside of it, the Elements would react the same.
’I hope everypony will be ok.’ Glancing toward the exit, Sweetie couldn’t deny what she was doing might very well kill ponies. But at this point, it was her final option. Stepping out of her tent, Sweetie left everything but the essentials inside it, ensuring her saddlebags could hold it all. Sweetie was sure the tent would Loop, but it didn’t hurt to be sure.
Watching her clock tick down, Sweetie breathed in, turning her attention to the Tree. Time ticked down, closer and closer, and finally, it was time. Leaning forward, Sweetie watched the tree intently, everything fading out of view around her.
11.59…
Sweetie’s eyes widened as magic curled around her, and she was slammed into her tent, it zipping up just as her clock ticked over.
12.00!
“No!” Strained, she thrust her tent open and looked around frantically. But she was alone. There was nothing out of place, no change, nada. Collapsing to the floor, she allowed her gaze to follow the cave wall, rising up to look at the roof. Blank faced, without emotion, she let a single tear fall.
“If you won’t let me do this either, just what will you let me do?” A roar sounded in the distance, and Sweetie turned. Watching without care, Sweetie followed the trail of destruction as it began to head in her direction. After a moment a Chimera appeared, breathing fire on a pack of fleeing Timberwolves. All were heading in her general direction. The Chimera had a snake tail, a goat head, and a panther body.
Considering her current location, and her knowledge of magic, even while learned through hard practice, Sweetie was certain she could flee before they spotted her. But some part of her wanted to placate a part of her that was...curious. Filly vs Everfree, who would win?
Standing up, Sweetie called upon her magic to begin channeling the spells she had been practicing, taken from a book that was so complicated, Sweetie hadn’t even begun to understand the very last spell about summoning a chicken. And yet, Sweetie felt a smile fall on her face as she took a battle stance.
Bring it on Everfree, her body spoke.
And the Everfree answered.
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40 what?
So... Either the Tree of Harmony has a defense mechanism, or her opponent prevented her from bringing the Tree into the next loop.
Interesting.
How far and fast can sweetie travel the lands?
oh dear.
Obviously, next time she needs to build the tent around and over the tree.
Huhm.
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If the next loop has 39 in the author's note, I would be inclined to believe that it's a count down. Possibly to her escape.
5698635 It also adds with the loop number to get 100. 2 years is a hella long time to be alone.
5698687 2 years if you count the weeks, more like a year and a half if you count the days (since each loop is only 5 days)
5698530 Or that she would have drained the magic of the Tree of Harmony, destroying the balance of Equestria forever. FOREVER!
5698710 Actually, if you calculated it correctly, a year from Sweetie's POV is 73 loops.
5698764 Or until next loop...
Sweetie Belle, wake up! It's time for- AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Rarity stared in disbelief at the sight of Sweetie Belle trapped in a timberwolfs mouth, Rarity then proceeded to faint
5698797 Actually no, it would have been forever. It's only been mentioned once, and Sweetie has gotten lucky mostly, but remember back to Starswirls' journals. In one of them he mentions going into his aprentists room while he was sleeping to see what would happen, since that is where he would 'reset' at the beginning of the time. The apprentist died, like normal. However, he never came back, Starswirl never saw him again, no matter how many loops later. So Sweetie is lucky, because if at the end of the loop, if she ended up in a place where someone would 'respawn' at, that someone would cease to exist.
For example, if on the last night she desided to go into her sister's room and sleep with her. She would wake up to find her sister gone, and would NEVER see her sister again.
With the Tree of Harmony, we can assume it would work the same way.
5699170 which then would cause the end to all harmony and the beginning of the rule of chaos.
All hail chaos!!
but of course the pony in control of the loops wouldn't let that happen wheres the fun in that?
What exactly was sweetie even trying to do here anyway???????? She didn't seriously plan to kill the tree of harmony did she???????
5699272 well in the chaos obviously.
5699170 thanks for reminding us of that, so basically / in a nutshell this chapter thought us that the loops have no effect in the tree or the elements for some reason.
~Leonzilla
5699484 maybe was thinking the Tree of Harmony or the elements could help her
Time ticks on, swinging like a pendulum.
Oh dang...That's the most badass I've ever seen her.
Damn that jerk...
So the A/N reads 40. This number obviously holds something important. Gonna look at loop forty before going forth.
EDIT: Theory time! The number forty must reference how SB wanted to go to the human world. Could this be referencing a sequel or spinoff with SB in the human world? Or is there something hidden deeper in there. Perhaps SB will consume the meat of a chimera, because the chapter forty referenced meat. Anyway, time to venture forth into the unknown. Which is probably known to everyone else.
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It's the sixtieth loop, and the author states previously there'd be about a hundred. So either it's a countdown till she escapes, or goes mad.
(A cube sitting on my desk in the corner of the room suddenly lights up with the number 40)
I can and will continue this every so often.
6264644 spicy profile pic is spicy