Fear
"Fluttershy!" Twilight called to her friend's cottage, "Are you home?"
Light inside the home was enough of an indication of life that Twilight continued up to the door.
"Fluttershy? Are you-" as she went to knock at the door with her paw, she realized that the door was slightly ajar.
It would make sense that this could be a slip that the timid pegasus would make if she had come home late and not wanted to disturb her animals, but Twilight was intimately aware that Fluttershy always made sure to lock her doors when home alone, if not for herself, then to keep the nasties of the Everfree away from the morsels that also called her house home.
Guests Twilight assumed. The ever-so faint voices coming from the small crack confirmed her suspicions as she tried to peek inside.
Screw Loose came up beside her mistress as she widened the crack in an attempt to see who was with her timid friend so late at night.
The now improved view of the front room showed many sleeping animals, but no ponies. Further inside the home the voices continued their conversation.
Still unable to hear the conversation or pick out the voices too well, Twilight opened the door and quietly entered the home.
"...and now this has happened. I was afraid my complacency would come back to haunt me." an all too familiar voice replied pensively, "I should have ended this long ago when I had the chance..."
No, it couldn't be...
"What do ya mean Princess?" a familiar drawl asked.
Applejack too? What is this?
"I mean, my little pony, that this is my responsibility and I will do whatever is needed to ensure the safety of my subjects."
"...um... But what are you going to do? I'm sure Twilight didn't mean to... Or at least... She didn't want to..."
"Do not worry dear Fluttershy, I know Twilight is no longer aware of her own actions. I will merely detain her so she may be returned to normal."
"But then what are we going to do about the timber wolves?"
"I will rid us of them as I should have long ago. Do not worry about any of them escaping, I shall strike at night, when most should be clustered together, and I will have the guard defend the borders of the forest as I clear it out. I will also make sure the Ponyville border is especially reinforced in case they try to retaliate."
In the silence that followed Twilight processed and re-processed what she had heard.
They plan to-
A brash voice broke the silence, "I want to help too! I'll break those piles of sticks up so fast that they won't know what hit them!"
"No Rainbow Dash, I will do this alone. Physical force cannot destroy them, they can only be killed by removing the magic that keeps them animated, something I alone will do."
So engulfed by the heavy topics discussed a room away, Twilight had forgotten about her original reason for coming, and the lapse suddenly decided to make itself known.
*Gurgle~*
"Sorry mistress!" Screw loose whispered through the darkness, but it was already too late.
"What was that?" Rainbow asked suspiciously.
"Oh do calm down dear, it's only one of Fluttershy's animals!" Rarity replied.
"Um, no it wasn't..." Fluttershy interjected, "I made sure to feed them all extra so they wouldn't bother us for a midnight snack... And also that was too big to be any of my little critters..."
If Twilight had not bolted the moment Rainbow had become suspicious, she would have been showered in splinters as Rainbow burst through the kitchen door with enough force to tear it off its hinges.
Twilight had cleared the structure and made it to the tree line, and Screw loose was not far behind as they heard a crack of Thunder form inside the house.
"Mistress?" Screw loose asked, "What were they talking about?"
No response came from the leader, as she continued to run ahead, fear and determination on her features.
By the time Screw Loose had made it to the den, Twilight had been out of sight for a while, so when she came in, she was not surprised to find the den all awoken and her mistress taking charge of the situation.
"What are we going to do?" asked a younger hunter.
Twilight stood firm, but did not answer. From the short time Screw Loose had been with her mistress, she knew that she was wearing the face of intense thought.
"We're..." she started, a struggle appearing in her features, "We're going to..."
She was silent for a moment before her troubled expression broke into one of hopelessness, "...I don't know..."
"Mistress!" Screw Loose ran up to comfort her, "What's wrong?"
"I just don't know what to do! I gave that prophesy a lot of thought, and although you showed up before I had sorted out all the details, I could tell was that I was supposed to fight this "White Hunter" individual... But I..." she fell silent for a moment, "I don't know... I thought I'd... I'd have more time to prepare! I thought I'd have my friends to help me! I- I thought I'd be fighting evil! Not Celestia!" That was it, Twilight was pusher over the edge and tears streamed down the great wolf's muzzle.
"Mistress, you do have friends! We'll help you! That's what packs are for, to help everywolf and everydog! To act as one!"
Startled by the normally silly Screw Loose's assertion, Twilight looked around to see that the other members of the pack were nodding in agreement. Even the littlest members were smiling and nodding, as if what Screw Loose had said was the most obvious thing in the world.
"You all..." The tears came back to Twilight's eyes, "You all really mean that?"
"Of course mistress, every member of the pack would give them self for any other. The pack protects its own. There is no question."
"Thank you Bark Back, thank you everywolf. Thank you..." Twilight rose up, tears no longer falling, "I will not let them hurt you. I will not let her hurt you. There is no question."
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realy really short, but I liked it
So basically Twilight is now saying fuck everything I have ever learned from and felt towards Celestia because she has her pack that has been with her for a week maybe?
I am interested to see if this will be done well...cause no offense but this is a
moment for me.
This is what its all been leading up to... how will twi deal with this? And will she actually be able to defeat celly???
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Actually, I think it is logical reaction. Twilight is very friendship-oriented character, so it is logical to protect her friends. And I am too really interested in what will come of it.
2948295 I understand that she is but still, does she not realize that by helping these Timberwolves that she is in fact betraying her first and true friends let alone her mentor? I would have figured Twilight to be caught up in trying to decide who she will help.
If this ends with her battling Celestia than I could say that "I am not amused." If she tries to negotiate this stuff and reason than things are fine by me.
Don't get me wrong, I really like this story and I won't down-vote/un-favourite this because of what might happen but it will be another incident of
if my first guess is right.
2948284Friendship cookies
They solve everything
2948295
That includes Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, and most importantly, Celestia.
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If she ends up battling Celestia then we are going to need the Elements of Harmony to fix her because it would mean that her mind has completely broken a la Nightmare Moon. The problem is she wields one of said Elements...
Hopefully she either remains rational or comes to her sense.
EDIT: Though I have to admit the last bit of this chapter is not encouraging. She looks like she is losing it pretty quickly and thoroughly.
So in simple terms. Shits 'bout to go down.
Called it!!!!!!! I knew I knew and every pony in the earlier chapters said I was crazy and just rising to speculation!!! WELL I WAS RIGHT!!!!!
2948284 ...eh...no.
2948376 Thus, wouldn't the logical solution be to seek peace? Or at the very least run from Celestia? I don't think they've explicitly said "We're going to attack Celestia!"
WOO! New chapter! It was amazing!
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Then let's hope that she isn't too far gone yet.
2948308>>2948376 Celestia, wether or not she realizes, is plotting genocide. She might think the timberwolves aren't sapient or even sentient, and thus sees nothing wrong with destroying them. I doubt Twilight will fight her teacher to hurt her, maybe destract or set up a trap to make her listen. I think I know where this is going, and if I'm right it'll be awesome.
2948612 I hope that you are right. See previous comments by me to see why
Uhh, is Twilight really not realizing that if Celestia is the White Hunter, then the cities where the woodwolves will be "feasting eternal" in are probably the cities of Equestria? And that wolves feasting in pony cities probably means mass slaughter, or at least mass death?
This is taking a fairly grim turn for having just an Adventure tag.
arrrghh so short but so awesome
I knew it, and now Twilight will either combat Celestia or negotiate through Fluttershy to get the Timberwolves to be allowed into pony cities, where the residents will give them all the food they can eat.
They will also receive effective healthcare, and their teeth will be thoroughly cleaned.
QFT
Wow, for something that started out as more or less of a lighthearted comedy about a miscast spell-this story has become surprisingly dark...nevertheless I'm intrigued to see how this all turns out...but, it looks like it will either end with the genocide of the timberwolves or ponies being doomed to become their food for the rest of eternity
I find it interesting how everyone assumes battle is inevitable. All the prophecy states is that Twilight will defend the den, that Celestia will be beaten, and in pony cities the timberwolves shall never be hungry again.
That could mean several things. For all we know, Twilight will convince Celestia that her plan is no good, and the timberwolves will all go on to live happy, long lives in nature preserves and zoos while the author frantically waves their arms around, hoping against hope they remembered to put more than 1 dot into Obfuscate.
I can't figure out where the hell the author is trying to take this. The tone shifts are ridiculous, the character motivations are idiotic, and the chapters are way too short to convey anything meaningful. Time for me to bail.
2949568 That bothers me, too. I've seen it before, as well, a story that starts with such a simple, Slice-Of-Life premise suddenly tries to become epic instead of staying with what actually worked
I can't say I like the direction this story is taking
2954156 She did not swap her brain. All she did was transform her body into a wolf's. Sure there will be instinctual kicks that cause her to think and or do stuff that she would normally not do but the fact of the matter still stands; Twilight has basically abandoned her old friends. This is an issue for me since I personally cannot see her reasoning and why this would even be plausible.
A dog is loyal to its master till they either gain a new one or die. She however is not a dog but she still has her reasoning due to an physical change being the only thing.
All I'm saying is that I am anxious to see how this is done because this could become something of a completely OOC moment for Twilight. It won't ruin the fic in my opinion but it could make things...sketchy.
2862729 Wait... So... I was basically right?
Weird. I was just rambling, with OOC characters and generally getting carried away... Now it looks like what I said is basically exactly what might happen.
Awesome. I seriously hope there's at least a decent battle between Celestia and Twilight. I'm not usually one for those two fighting, and I'm not usually one for fighting in MLP fics in general except when a plot needs it. However, this plot NEEDS it. For some reason I feel there's some form of tension in these characters that can't be talked out, and I think I'll probably feel let down if it's just talked out. I don't think it needs to be a fight to the death, but they at least need to both get a couple good shots off at each other before negotiations kick in.
Plus, as I said, it would be a cool scene.
I hope this gets popular enough for some one with talent to make fan art of that battle.
...this isn't that surprising.
2948266 She did overhear her loving, gentle leader talking about committing genocide and ruthlessly tearing apart an entire species. Not to mention she plans to capture Twilight like an animal, even though she still possesses sentience, as do all of the wolves. Twilight isn't going against Celestia in anger, she's trying to save a species that, though they don't get along well with ponies, don't deserve to be obliterated. Also, Celestia thinks Twilight has gone feral, can't understand nor communicate with Twilight, and refuses to take along Fluttershy, who can, so there is no way to stop her other than to directly stand against her.
2965982 That is a very good way of putting it. Didn't come to me like that I guess
If this might the case than my interest in what happens next is raised for sure.
2966373 As am I.
It's odd; I came to this story for a comedy, then things very quickly took a turn for the worst... and it's turning out more compelling then I ever would have expected. I have to check if this is in my favorites yet, and make sure it is.
2966695 Nope, somehow it still never got into my favorites. Weird. Oh well, now it is.
I don't know how it hadn't gotten favorited yet. I've been following this since the beginning, and it's just gotten better and better.
2949568>>2953025
Towards the Author: Gotta agree with these people mate. You're buggering up the story by trying to change the base premise mid-way through.
Now let me point out that while Twilight would have to deal with new instincts and a new diet due to having her species flipped, there were no mentions that her mindset is degrading to the point that she can't put together a freaking prophecy. Seeing as she's portrayed as one of the most intelligent characters in the show, let's not forget she called out the fake Cadence when everypony else couldn't in a Canterlot Wedding.
So if her mental state had begun to regress Twilight would have noticed, don't give me that she wouldn't be able to tell. She could, and honestly she has realized when she's been under the influence of mind altering magic. A.K.A. the door in the Crystal Empire.
So, yes. In closing the story is taking a turn for the dark in the most fail way. No reasons behind things that are obviously only to make the story darker for the sake of being dark... and doing a rather poor job of it.
3002159
Where do I begin?
Now, you also say that
What makes you think she hasn't realized the face value implications of the prophesy? Seriously, tell me, I'd like to know.
Now on to...
Again, are you kidding! What makes you think she hasn't realized she has a problem? Was it the time she recoiled in shock after catching herself thinking about eating Scootaloo? The other times where she contemplates how her new body influences her mental state? Are you even reading the right story?
And finally, as to your other complaints about Twilight's apparent ooc-ness, despite what you may think, I am able to do a little in my story that will only make sense later. You understand that right? That's what keeps a story interesting.
As for your opinion on how 'fail' this story is:
dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104611486/wolf_deal_with_it.jpg
Or kindly go away.
I must admit, this is a very interesting look into the mind of Twilight.
Caught between two worlds, two species... two families. And both those families hate each other.
Each side wants her so help, but if she saves one, she might just doom the other.
And I don't see why she can't save both. She's a hero. Heroes never give up, even when the odds seem impossible.
Go Twilight! I believe in you!
3002159>>3007115 ...Oh dear, the comment section is turning ugly
Camlio: I'm certainly grateful someone shares my mindset, sets my mind at ease
thing is, with your harsh wording I can see why Wages of Sin took offense, some tact might be in order, I think 
Wages of Sin: Personally, I have the bad habit of overlooking the Authors Comments, so if you did mention changing the course of the story, I must have missed it, assuming this would be a Slice of Life Comedy the whole way through. From spending a few days dealing with the results of a miscast spell, to a War between the Godlike ruler of Equestria and the Denizens of the Everfree Forest. It's a rather unnerving swerve, you know?
Then there's the fact that Twilight seems to be ignoring the fact that the prophesy strongly implies the Timberwolves slaughtering thousands of innocent ponies
However upset she may be with her friends, she wouldn't ignore genocidal intentions. When she ran off with the Timberwolves, I expected to see her keeping them in line to prevent them from harming ponies. However much she may want to protect her Pack, she's not going to ignore the danger to thousands of innocent lives, especially as those lives include the friends she has stood by and have stood by her several times.
Given the number of "Twilight turns completely and genuinely evil" for no reason stories on this very site, can you blame us for being uneasy about this very dark shift in the story?
3007686
While I agree that my words may have been mischosen this fellow sums up precisely what I meant. I also tend to ignore the comment sections as most comments sections do contain ridiculous amounts of Spoilers.
So while I apologize for the harsh tone of my words I do not however believe their content to be any less substantial, and as the fellow I've quoted clearly states, due to the rather large number of Twilight turns evil for no reason stories on this site that seeing her so blatantly not commenting on realizing the full extent of the prophecy, meaning the fact that the timberwolves prophecy does in fact mean that by defeating celestia the timberwolves will begin to consume ponies without concern then and there especially with her choice of words at the end do raise several alarm flags that this story might go that route.
3007686>>3007729 Be weary, here be Dragons (spoilers)
Since you appear to be basing your concerns off of the prophesy, I can share some info that will (hopefully) put your minds at ease: The prophesy is being misinterpreted. ...as happens with most prophecies.
As I said, it will make sense later.
...and Twilight hasn't turned "evil". Not at all, she's just trying to cope.
Trust me people.
3007899
Thank you. It's a load off my mind, and you're right in thinking that it was the prophesy and twilight's reaction or lack thereof that had rustled my jimmies... I believe the saying goes.
I'm willing to see where it goes and I'd like to apologies once more of my harsh words in the first comment in this discussion.
3007899 Thank you for revealing that little tidbit
Alright, I shall put my faith in you and see where this is going, tally ho, good sir!
2846188 I hope they don't try, Applebloom already failed to get her "Wolf Fighting" Cutie Mark
Bold plot development. Saw it coming, but still nicely done.
dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104611486/wolf_hdgftwilight_sparkle_by_affanita-d5ief8c.jpg
Boredom.
2948376 But she's not hurting her friends, she stopping them from hurting her other, new friends. She's stopping them, specifically Celestia from committing random, uncalled for genocide.
But that's genocide!
You need a better dictionary, when you do, look up the word genocide and you'll see a little picture of me there and the caption will read "OVER MY DEAD BODY!"
-10th Doctor: The Doctor's Daughter
3014123 Who didn't with that prophecy. Honestly, he could have at least TRIED!
4546090 Yeah. This was fun to pretend my OC was there. I like that.
Too fast, but fantastic suspense.