Prolouge
A.N. Finally! I got around to this! Sorry for the long wait, don't kill me! School year started off with a bang, and homework has been as common as the leaves falling off the trees! Hopefully not too long of a wait after this for next rewrite!
The dark green leaves rustled with a light breeze, as Celestia's sun raised high in the clear blue sky. The solitary visible being trotted softly through the thick forest quietly humming to herself. The usually shy pony always felt at home in the Everfree forest, despite the tales of monsters and mystery deep within its confines. In fact, she knew firsthand what sort of supposedly dangerous animals lived there, but most of them were just fine in reality.
Shaking her head to rid it of that train of thought, the pink maned mare continued to hum as she made her way back to her place of residence, a small and comfortable hut. She stopped in her tracks when she heard a low whine to her left, from a particularly thick patch of trees.
"Hello?" she asked softly, putting down the basket of herbs she'd been gathering as she inched her way towards the sound. Another whine. It sounded like a dog, or maybe a wolf. And it sounded hurt. Fluttershy's, for that was this pony's name, natural care for living creatures kicked in, and she shifted aside some bushes with her front hooves.
"Are you okay little friend?" She called out kindly, looking for the source of the whines. They seemed to be coming from the left, iside of a hollow tree.
"It's alright… I won't hurt you," Fluttershy said carefully, peering into the hollow tree's opening. Inside, was one of the oddest wolves she'd ever seen.
It's coat was dark grey, with streaks of white running across his large and powerful body. It was obviously a he, since it was much more muscular and its body shape suggested so. It's mane of full, dark hair was magnificent, if slightly dirty, and on his forhead were odd tribal like markings. Fluttershy gasped at three things. One, the heavy manacle and chain wrapped around the poor creature's left front paw, the chain seeming to have been snapped. Two, the large, deep gash in his side. And three, despite the immense pain the wolf must have been in, the creature's bright cerulean eyes, filled with intelligence, remained open, staring at her through the darkness.
"It's okay…. I won't hurt you…" Fluttershy said once again, trying to get closer to the wounded creature. The shadows seemed to almost raise up in defense around him, but a soft bark from the wolf and the shadows receded.
"What's your name?" Fluttershy asked, more out of habit than anything. To her surprise, the creature used one of his sharp nails to quickly carve something in the dirt.
"Your name's…. Link?" She asked softly. The wolf, Link, nodded.
A.N. Whadda ya think? I'll try to get out the next revised chapter soon.