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Normally, one could feel at peace in the quiet of a forest. The sun shining down through the boughs of the great pines or evergreens that dotted the terrain and the occasional cloud cover gave a relaxing atmosphere for any who traveled or rested beneath the shade of the trees. One might hardly even notice the small, icy breeze that blew through the forest, gently shaking the leaves little by little; it certainly didn't bother any of the animals who were native to this environment, who went about their lives as if nothing was amiss.
However, that peace suddenly ended with a loud noise and a bright flash of light, almost as bright as the sun. What animals were in the area, be they predator or prey, scurried and hid in fear, not knowing what had caused such a ruckus nor staying to find out. As such, the two figures that appeared in that flash went unnoticed as they thudded onto the ground, like something or someone had roughly thrown them a great distance.
They were odd creatures to be seen in such an environment: both seemed equine in appearance, both apparently female from the looks of it, only about a foot shorter than the average man, though one seemed slightly shorter than the other. The taller was a beautiful snow-white color with a mane and tail that seemed almost like the colors of the rainbow, and it flowed in an invisible wind. The second's mane and tail did the same, but her coat was a dark shade of blue, almost black, and her mane and tail were like a star-lit night sky. The white one had a pretty purple color to her eyes, while the blue one had a cyan tint to her own. What truly set either apart from any creature were a few additional features they currently possessed. Both were wearing some kind of set of metal chest plates, horseshoes, and crowns on their forms; the white one's attire was golden in color, with a purple gem set in her crown and chestplate, while the blue one's attire were a mixture of sorts; her crown was a pure black color, her horseshoes were silver, and her chest-plate was black like her crown with a silver crescent moon symbol on it. Both had a pair of wings and a horn which jutted just in front of their crowns, and on their flanks some kind of symbol could be seen. The blue creature's symbol matched that on her chestplate, even being within a black patch like her chestplate was black; however, the white one's symbol was that of a radiant sun. An intelligent look was in their eyes, suggesting that they were not some mere beasts like the other creatures in this forest; no, their intelligence seemed to be equal to that of a human's. The two odd creatures looked about in utter confusion and for a moment seemed to be afraid.
"Tia... where are we?"
The voice which broke the silence seemed to come from the blue creature, and confirmed that they were indeed female. The manner in which she talked seemed to imply that they were of the same kin, perhaps siblings.
"I'm not sure, Luna, but it's definitely not Equestria," the taller creature, "Tia", remarked. She sounded kind, but grave, as if she had lived for a long time and had experienced much heartache; contrasted to that of her sister, who sounded more as if she held some kind of deep knowledge within her, gained through experience. Both sisters fell silent again as they slowly surveyed their surroundings. All they saw were trees as far as the eye could see, and as they looked about the icy breeze from before seemed to get slightly stronger. Finally, Luna spoke again.
"Well, wherever we are, we cannot simply stand around all day. We must be moving on."
She started to rise, but then winced and groaned in pain, causing her sister to rise quickly in alarm, only to do the same - albeit, hers seemed to be less painful.
"Luna?" Tia inquired with a worried expression. Luna looked to her sister and grimaced, raising one of her forelegs. It was clear that it was broken by the way she held it up, and when Luna looked to her sister's side, she noticed that one of her wings was broken. Neither were in any good condition to go anywhere, but they couldn't stay where they were.
"Here, lean on me," Tia suggested, draping her good wing over the back of her smaller sister. Luna beamed Tia a thankful smile, then at a slow crawl they started to move forwards. The wind kept blowing, chilling them as they moved on through the forest, their trek seeming to take a lifetime. They encountered no danger in the forest, for what animals still lingered did not seem to want to approach them. A few deer did approach them, but only from a short distance, and they seemed more curious about what they were. The two sisters paid them no mind as they continued on. Their sole priority was to keep moving forward and find a place to stay before nightfall... or before something more dire came upon them.
As they walked, eventually a small hill came into view, the forest opening out into a large grassy plain which felt soothing to their hooves after their march through the forest. At the top of the hill, they could just barely make out what appeared to be a house of sorts. It wasn't much, but it was their best shot. Feeling a little more encouraged by this sight, the two sisters continued to walk towards the hill. Their walk took what was perhaps hours, but for them felt like an eternity due to how slow they were forced to move for Luna's sake. At last, they reached the hill's base, but it was almost like the crushing blow for them. While not as injured as her sister, Tia was overcome with exhaustion and was forced to allow Luna to lie down by the base of the hill, just beside a path which led upwards. However, Tia attempted to continue on, making it up about five or six feet from the base before collapsing onto the ground. Her strength was failing her, and she would soon drift off from her fatigue…
A strange sound was heard from a distance away, and while it was unfamiliar to both, it filled them with a slight sense of hope. Wearily, Luna looked up and from her position she saw a strange contraption approaching, like a box-form of a carriage but made of a kind of metal, and moving much faster than one would be able to go, even at a slow pace like this contraption was. Tia, while not able to see the approaching object, heard it nonetheless and as her consciousness faded, she managed to hold out her hoof and stretch it towards the source of the noise as it came to a stop. A door was heard opening on it, and when it did she managed to weakly utter a few words that she hoped this newcomer would hear and understand.
"Help... us..."
Her vision then darkened completely and she saw and heard no more.
Chris Archer could only stare at the two creatures for a few seconds, his mind whirling in confusion.
"They're ponies... but I could have sworn I heard that one talk..." He thought, before with a grunt he bent down and picked both up with surprising ease, carrying them back to his ATV and gently lowering them into the back as he climbed aboard, putting his foot down on the gas as he sped off back towards his house, expertly maneuvering up the hill as he skidded to a stop in the driveway, getting out after turning his vehicle off as he lifted them out again, walking up to the door and opening it with his knee. The human walked through his house until he reached the guest bedroom, opening the door and walking inside, laying the two on the bed before rushing to his office and grabbing the medical supplies he kept there.
When he got back to the guest bedroom, he immediately went to work, gingerly extending the white ones broken wing as he wrapped it tightly with a bandage, before turning his attention to the smaller light blue one. With an expert eye and hand he identified where the break in her leg was, taking several wooden dowels and putting them around it and straightening it the best he could as he took the bandages he had left and wrapped it tightly, making sure it was tight enough so that it would effectively work as a splint on it's own. When he was done, Chris sat back as he wiped a hand across his forehead.
"Okay... that's done; now it's time to record this." He stated as he got up and headed out of the room after making sure the two ponies were comfortable, closing the door behind him before heading to his office.
