while walking through the Everfree, Sweetie Belle finds a Timberwolf pup trapped! however after helping, him, it decides to follow her home. things take a turn for the worse from there.
Sweetie Belle has failed to get her cutie mark. Again! Deciding to go for a walk in order to try and forget about it, Sweetie finds that she has somehow stumbled into the Everfree Forest! While looking for a way out, Sweetie comes across a creature you never want to cross. A Timber wolf!
However, this one seems a bit...small. And scared. and trapped in a hole in the ground!
Having a change in heart, the young pony decides to help the poor pup. However, this pup doesn't seem to want to leave her alone now...things only go downhill from there.
Sweetie Belle sat all alone in her room, staring out the window watching the town below. "It's not fair," she complained to her stuffed Creeper doll. "Applebloom is visiting Babs in Manehatten, Scootaloo is in Cloudsdale for flight training, and where am I?" She threw both her hooves up in exaggeration. "Cooped up in my room with nothing to do. I have nobody to hang out with, Rarity's locked me out of her workroom after the...incident, and to make matters worse, I lost my wireless controller to my Ponystation 4."
The Creeper doll just stared at her from it's place on her bed, it's usual, blank expression on its face. "Yes Sir Creepsalot, I've already tried that, but she still wont let me in." you start one little fire and all of a sudden you're a 'danger to fabrics everywhere' the doll just stared at her. "Nah, Twilight said she's too busy moving out whatever's left of her old library into her new castle." She then looked at her doll with a curious look. "What, I never told you about that? Well, story for another time I guess." she then walked away from her window and practically threw herself onto her bed. "ugh...so...BOOOORED." The little creeper just fell forward onto the bets mattress.
Sweetie's head suddenly shot up as she look straight at the doll. "What?" Sweetie asked as she picked the doll up with her magic. "Say that again." the doll just stared at her with the same blocky expression. "Crusading? By myself?! but I only ever do it with Applebloom and Scootaloo, why would I-" A pause. "hey yeah, your right! If I start crusading by myself, I might have my mark by the time Applebloom and Scootaloo get back! Sir Creepsalot, you're brilliant!" Sir Creepsalot said nothing as SweetieBelle levitated him back onto his pillow. "Oh man, Scootaloo's going to be so jealous!" Sweetie Belle squealed as she trotted to her bedroom door. "this is going to be great!"
---2 hours later---
This was not great
Sweetie Belle walked though the outskirts of Ponyville, her head low to the ground. Not only was the little filly unsuccessful in getting her cutie mark, but in the past two hours she has single handedly destroyed several stalls in the market, ran over several ponies on a runaway wagon, and punched a hole through the wall of Sugarcube Corner. After that last incident, Sweetie thought it would be bet if she stayed as far away from town as possible. its not like I mean to do all that, it was an accident! Sweetie Belle thought as she trotted down an old dirt path.
Its just...its just not fare... the little pony sighed as she kept her eyes to the ground. I've tried everything I could think of to get my cutie mark and for what? Nothing, that's what. I just want to be useful! I just want to know what I'm good at! I just... a single tear rolled down the filly's face. I just don't want to be useless anymore. the filly then stopped, her head still to the ground. maybe I should just go home. the filly started to turn around and started walking back the way she came...
...until she collided face first with a tree.
"OW!" The little filly fell on her haunches as she rubbed her sore nose. "What the-" Sweetie's eyes went wide as she took in her surroundings. all around her were large, dark, trees that covered the sky with their thick leaves. twisted vines and crooked branches completely surrounded her. The little filly knew exactly where she was. She was in...
"The Everfree Forest..."
The little filly's eyes darted around, trying to look for a way out "Okay, Sweetie Belle," she said nervously to herself. "no need to panic, you're only in the middle of a dark, scary forest with vicious animals and poisonous plants and-AHH!" The little filly screamed as she heard a roar in the distance. "Alright, just calm down, just go back the way you came, and you'll be out. Simple!"
...
"I CANT REMEMBER WHICH WAY I CAME!!"
Suddenly, a shrill, sharp howl filled the air around Sweetie Belle. "Wha-What was that?!" The little filly squealed as her head darted here and there, trying to find whatever made that noise. Suddenly, she head it again, causing her to scamper against the tree she bumped into earlier. "Okay Sweetie, calm down, its...not so scary the second time around" She covered her ears at the sound. "Or the third!"
Suddenly she realized something about those howls. "They don't really sound scary at all. If anything they sound...scared" She completely uncovered her ears as she listed to the noise."Something's not right here. Gasp, maybe it's one of Fluttershy's animals! She lives close to the forest, maybe one of them got out again." The little filly took a deep breath. "Okay, lost or not whatever making that noise needs help, and I'm going to help it...hopefully." Slowly, the little filly walked towards the direction of the howling.
I Wonder what kind of animal it is? Maybe a dog. Fluttershy has tons of those, but I've never heard a dog make that kind of noise before. its too high pitched. Gasp, maybe it's a puppy! But what would it be doing this deep in the forest in the first place? Well whatever it is, it's close. I just hope it doesn't decide it wants a Filly Fillet, whatever that is. I really got to ask Applebloom next time I see her. The unicorn filly suddenly stopped in her tracks. "Huh?"
The filly stopped a few inches from what appeared to some sort of hole in the ground. "What's this? Did some sort of animal make this?" Sweetie's thoughts were cut short by the same shrill howls, coming from inside the hole. "S-sounds like whatever's making that noise...is down there." Sweetie Belle shudder at what could have been down there. "Alright Sweetie, no time to be a chicken, that's Scootaloo's job. You've come all this way to see what's down there, and your going to see what!" Slowly, the little filly inched her way towards the hole. Sweat dripped from her forehead as the howling continued. Keeping her body to the ground, she practically crawled towards the edge of the hole. whatever it is, it smells terrible! she thought as she scrunched her nose. Slowly, she peered over the edge of the hole, and what she found both surprised and horrified her.
Standing at the bottom, staring back at Sweetie with glowing green eyes and a wooden muzzle was a...
Sweetie Belle practically screamed her head off as she ran as fast as she could from the Timberwolf. She heard about them from her sister 'huge, hulking beasts with terrible breath that eat anything they can get their wooden claws on.' Anything...like me. Sweetie could only imagine the beast right behind her, snapping at her tail as it tried to get a bite out of the filly. Quickly, the filly looked behind her to see...nothing.
"Huh?"
Sweetie skidded to a halt as she stared at the blank space that was behind her. "But-wait, where's the-" she was cut off by the same howl that the beast was making earlier. "Is it still back at the hole?" Carefully, Sweetie walked back to the hole to see if the Timberwolf was still in there. when she peered down, she saw the same wolf as before, looking right back at her with its glowing, green eyes. Sweetie looked down at the wolf curiously. is it...is it stuck down there? Sweetie stared down at the wolf, finally noticing something about it.
The wolves that her sister described were supposed to be huge monsters, capable of swallowing a pony whole. Yet, this one didn't look big at all. If anything, Sweetie thought it looked...rather small. But, Timberwolves aren't supposed to be this small. he's as big as me! Unless... "Are...are you a puppy?" Sweetie asked the wolf below her. the wolf merely replied by putting its front paws on the side of the hole, and giving a pathetic whine to the small pony. It stared up at her with big, sad eyes.
"Aww, you poor thing." sweetie said to the trapped wolf. She may not be a Fluttershy, but she couldn't let the poor thing suffer like that wait Sweetie, think about this for a moment. It's a Timberwolf, one of the most vicious creatures there is!
But, look at him. He looks so helpless
Is that really a chance you want to take?
Sweetie thought about it for a while longer before looking back down a the Timberwolf below her. In her eyes it managed to make itself look ever more adorable in just a few minutes. Its eyes had somehow grown to the size of saucers and it's lower jaw quivered, most likely its way of a lip quiver. Her heart almost melted at the sight. Sighing, Sweetie called down to the trapped wolf. "Don't worry," she said, "i'll get you out of there.
At those words the pups attitude a did a complete one-eighty. it started jumping up and down in place, happily yipping at the pony above. Sweetie couldn't help but laugh at the pups sudden attitude change. Okay, now I just need a way to actually get him up here. maybe I could try lifting him with my magic? Nah, I'm getting better with it, but I doubt a can lift it up. What I need is something long. she started looking around the area. Something that would be easy for it to grab. Something I would be able to use easily pull. Something... The filly's eyes suddenly fell behind her, at her long, flowing, beautiful tail. On no. No no! There's gotta be something else! Her eyes darted around again, looking for a stick or some vines she could maybe use. Sadly she found nothing "Ugh, the one time I actually need something from this place." the filly sighed, "This is going to hurt..."
Grudgingly, the little filly walked back to the hole, where the little pup was waiting excitedly. Slowly, Sweetie turned around and lowered her rear into the hole, letting her tail dangly down. The Timberpup tilted its head and looked up confusedly at the pony. Don't know how much it actually understands, but... "Grab onto my tail, and I'll pull you up." The Timberpup, understanding what the pony was doing, crouched down low before springing up, clamping down on the filly's tail with it's teeth. Sweetie winced slightly in pain, but was still determined. "O-okay, now on the count of three, I'll pull, and you start climbing with your claws. Ready." Sweetie heard a muffled bark in response. "Okay, one...two...THREE!!"
The filly grunted as she dug her hooves into the ground, trying hard to walk forward. Behind her she could hear the pups claws digging into the side of the hole, trying to get some traction. He's a lot...heavier then he looks! Sweat dripped down her forehead as she slowly inched her way forward. Just...a bit...more! With a loud grunt, she pushed herself forward, falling onto the ground just as the pup was out. Panting, Sweetie Belle slowly got up...
...only to be tackled back down again.
Before Sweetie could even realize what happened, her face was assaulted with a wat, sticky, leafy tongue. The filly laughed as the pups tongue ticked her face. "O-okay, your welcome!" the filly squealed trying to push the thankful pup off her. After about a minute of thankful licking, the pup finally let Sweetie up. The filly's face was covered in a green smelly slime, and her hair an tail looked tangled and disheveled. "Rarity's going to have a fit when she sees me." She then turned to the Timberpup, sitting only a few inched away with a happy smile on her face. Its wooden tail swinged back and forth behind it. "Well, I'm glad you're happy," she then looked around herself worried. "but the question is, who's going to help me? I still don't know how to get home."
Almost immediately the Timberpup started barking loudly jumoing around Sweetie Belle. "What? What is it?" The Timberpup ran a few feet ahead of Sweetie, making a strange motion with it's head. Sweetie stared confusingly at the pup for a few seconds before it hit her. "You...You want to show me the way out?" The pup responded by running behind Sweetie and started pushing her forward with his head. "Okay! Okay! no need to get pushy!" Sweetie yelled turning toward the pup. "Just show me the way." Happily, the Timber pup ran ahead, With the little pony in tow.
---15 minutes later---
Sweetie had been following the Young wolf for some time now and was starting to question whether or not it actually knew the way out. Just before the filly started questioning the pup, she started to see a light ahead of her. Is that...? Quickly, the filly ran ahead of the wolf excitedly towards the light. Bursting through, the filly found herself out of the terrible forest, with Ponyville in the distance. "YES!" the little filly squealed for joy as she danced in place, glad to finally be out of the spooky forest. Then she heard a strange rustling behind her. Turning around, she saw the Timberwolf sitting behind her. Immediately, she galloped up to the young wolf and wrapped her forelegs around it. After a few seconds, she suddenly realized what she was doing and quickly removed herself from the now surprised wolf. "Well, uh...Bye!" The filly then turned around and started trotting towards town.
However, after a few feet she started hearing a strange sound, like wood clattering together. She turned around to see the pup only a few inches behind her. "Oh, uh...thanks for helping me, I guess. I suppose since I helped you that makes us even, right? Um, I gotta get home now, so better go back to the woods, alright?" she turned around and started walking again, only to hear the Timberpup still behind her. She turned around again. "No." she said, forcefully. "I, go home. You, go back to forest, alright!" Once again she turned around and once again she heard the pup behind her. Now she was getting annoyed.
"Ugh, what is with you?!" She said, staring back at the Pup angrily. "Why do you keep following me? You can't actually be thinking of following me home." The pup simply barked happily in response. The filly suddenly went wide-eyed in realization. "You...aren't actually going to follow me home, right?" the pup once again responded with a happy bark followed with a lick on Sweeties cheek. The filly only responded with the only thing she could think of.