All Burnt Oak said he was going to do was cut down a tree for Hearth's Warming. All Applejack thought she'd have to deal with was hauling the tree out of the Everfree Forest.
But sometimes, nature fights back. Sometimes, the trees strike to kill.
Oops.
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A story written for Jinglemas, as my (second) gift to the lovely Akataja. They didn't get a story last year, and I figured that it was on my shoulders to try and make things right again.
Cover art is from Mariam Melkumyan, and will be removed upon request.
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I think this story is super nice :D
I never thought about action Lumber jacking, but darn, you put the job of a lumber jack in a whole new light!
In Equestria the trees fight back.
I said it before, but I'll say it again - Applejack vs. Evil Christmas Trees is such a glorious concept, and you bloody well nailed it.
Brilliant work. I always love seeing Equestria as a pun-addicted deathworld, and you used Burnt Oak to his fullest here. His nickname for Applejack makes it all the more bittersweet. A great read all around. Thank you for it.
It has such fun visuals to it, and ideas for what other kinds of work that might be influenced in similar ways. Perhaps loads of ore that get cranky when you try to mine them, or having to calm down a load of gourds before you get squashed by a squash. It's an underappreciated story and I love that I came across it.