It was a silent and eerie night. There was no star or cloud in sight, just a bright, full moon. From time to time you could hear the wind blowing or an animal making a noise, but other than that, it was dead silent. Nightfang was dared by a couple of her classmates to go into Howling Grove Forest. Everypony knew better to go into this forest. For it had dangerous animals, such as wolves, inside. But, Nightfang's classmates wouldn't stop calling her chicken, since she wouldn't go in. Nightfang hated being called chicken. So, she brought up some courage and went into Howling Grove Forest.
As she was walking through the forest, eyes would glare at her from bushes and trees, watching her every move. Nightfang's legs were getting wobbly and her teeth were chattering. "I should've never came in here. What was I thinking?" thought Nightfang. As she was just about to turn back, a creature only a little bigger than her, jumped in front of her. The creature had an appearance of both a pony and a wolf combined. It was like a pony with fur, claws, and fangs! "Who are you and what are you doing in this forest?" asked the mysterious creature. "I...I..I'm Nightfang and the reason I'm in here is a long story. "Well, we don't welcome creatures of your kind into our forest. I'll give you a ten second head start, then I'll be chasing you out of here. I suggest you start running filly.
Nightfang turned away and started running for her life. After the ten seconds were up she heard howling behind her. She knew that the creature had started his chase. Nightfang breathed heavily, trying to run as fast as she could. She turned her head around to see if the creature had caught up with her. Her fear was right. He was just a few hooves away from her tail. "How is he so fast?" thought Nightfang.
When Nightfang saw the opening to the exit of the forest she couldn't be more relieved. She wasn't even thinking and slowed down a bit, since she was so close to getting out, which was a huge mistake! Right when she was about to put a hoof out of the forest, the creature bit her flank! "Augh!" shouted Nightfang in pain. The creature kept on biting her for a few more seconds and let go. "Next time, stay out!" shouted the creature running back into the forest.
"Ugh, I'm bleeding!" exclaimed Nightfang. The bite wound was gushing out with blood. "I've got to get to the hospital! she exclaimed. Nightfang limped, as she walked along the path towards the local hospital in Legendsville. As she limped, her best friend Shadow spotted her and walked to her. "Nightfang, you're bleeding! I heard the rumors about you being dared into the forest. I didn't want to believe them, but I knew it was probably true, since you're always getting into trouble," said Shadow. "Harty har har," said Nightfang, flinching in pain. Shadow rolled his eyes. "Come on let's get you to the hospital, lean on my shoulder," he said.
The two of them got to the hospital an hour before Midnight. Nightfang was lying on a hospital bed, reading mystery novels. She had an ivy in her arm with liquid being put into her body, also another ivy for getting poisons out of her blood stream. The heart rate machine had steady beeps that went along with her heart beat. Nightfang was in a hospital gown, with dressings on her flank. The doctors gave her a rabies shot and stitched her wound as soon as she got there.
Word was sent to her parents, Nightowl and Menacing Glare, right away when she got to the hospital. At that moment, her parents were sitting at her bedside. "Oh Menace, how could this have happened? We've told Nightfang over and over to never go inside that forest," said Nightowl. Nightfang just rolled her eyes. "Don't you dare roll your eyes at me young mare! What if you got killed out there!" exclaimed Nightowl. "Yeah, like that could happen. You know that is very unlikely dear," said Menacing Glare. Nightowl glazed back at him with furious eyes. "Oh, um I mean listen to your mother." Menacing Glare said, trying to change the subject.
"What do you mean it's unlikely?" asked Nightfang, suspicious. Nightowl and Menacing Glare just looked at each other, with regretful faces. "Nightfang, there's something we've never told you. This will come as a huge shock to you and you may not believe it at first. But, you need to trust us on this," said Nightowl. Nightfang looked at them curiously, wondering what it could be.
"When your father and I were only newlyweds, we decided to have a little fun and venture into Howling Grove Forest. We chose to go during the day, since the most dangerous animals come out at night. Around noon, we paused our little adventure to have lunch by a stream. As we were eating our hay sandwiches, we noticed a basket floating down the stream. But not only that, we heard a strange sound coming from it. Your father used his magic and lifted it out of the stream and set it down onto the ground. When we opened it up, we found it to our surprise, a foal was inside. That foal my darling, was you." explained Nightowl.
"What do you you mean it was me?" asked Nightfang, starting to panick. "Honey, please calm down. I know this is difficult for you, but please let us finish the story," said Menacing Glare. Nightfang nodded, starting to tear. "Your mother and I took you and went up stream to see if somepony was looking for you. We called out everywhere we went. Nopony was in sight. We posted flyers all around town, but nopony claimed you.
So, we took you in as our own. You had our colors, so we thought we could raise you to think you were ours. We didn't want to lie to you, but we didn't want you to feel left out from the rest of the fillies and colts," explained Nightowl, starting to tear herself.
"That doesn't mean you lie to me!" exclaimed Nightfang. "I've been living a lie my whole life, thinking my parents were the best role models ever. And this doesn't even explain why I am unlikely to be killed," she said, furious.
"I know, there's more," responded Menacing Glare, feeling sorrowful. "When you were only a toddler, something unbelievable happened to you. It was when we were putting you to bed, on a full moon night. I was reading the newspaper, while your mother was getting you into your pj's. Once she got you dressed, she put you into your crib, then joined me in the living room.
Everything was quiet and peaceful. Your mother was working on her knitting project, and I fell asleep from reading. Your bedroom curtains were open, so moonlight could come through the window. But, that's when we had no idea what you were," said Menacing Glare. "Wait, what I was?" asked Nightfang. "Actually, what you still are," said Nightowl. "Huh?" questioned Nightfang. "Let me finish," said Menacing Glare.
"So, when all was going well, out of nowhere your mom hears growling coming from your room. She thought it was a bear or something outside of your window. So, she woke me up. I got some pepper spray and a bat, ready to clobber whatever was out there. I go outside towards your bedroom window, walking slowly and carefully, taking caution to what might be there. But, when I arrived to your window, nothing was there."
"Then, all of a sudden I heard a terrifying scream from inside your bedroom. I ran as fast as I could to your bedroom. What I found, was the last thing anypony would think they would find. Your mom had fainted on the your bedroom floor, after what she saw."
"I looked inside your crib to find a creature I had never seen before in my life. I didn't know what to do. Until, I remembered what your crazy uncle did for a living," explained Menacing Glare. "You mean Uncle Legend Heart?" asked Nightfang. "Yes, your mother's freak show of a brother, who tries to prove legends real," said Menacing Glare, rolling his eyes. "Hey!" exclaimed Nightowl. He just rolled his eyes again.
"Anyways, I carried your mom back into the living room and lied her down on the sofa, making sure to lock your bedroom door behind me. I wasn't sure if the creature had done something with you or eaten you. I didn't want your mother to be a victim of it too."
"Legend Heart lived three houses away from us at the time, so it was a quick run to there. I knocked on his door, until he answered it. He was quite confused why I came over during night. Once I told him about what was going on, he immediately got his suitcase full of wacky things and tools, and headed out the door."
"I led him to your room once we went inside the house. The creature was sound asleep in the crib, making growling noises for snoring. I realized then, that was the growling sounds we heard earlier that night.
"Your uncle was so giddy, he almost wet himself from seeing what he saw! What a joy ride that was. Legend Heart took out his equipment and carefully examined the creature, without waking it up. He compared his data with other data from past experiences. And what he found as his result was unbelievable.
"Legend Heart told me that the creature was a wolf pony," said Menacing Glare. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on for a sec. You're telling me the creature was a what?" asked Nightfang. "A wolf pony, Nightfang. He explained to me that we were in the midst of a baby wolfpony, to be exact."
"What was next was the shock of my life. He got the idea that the wolf pony had nothing to do with you disappearing. He believed you, Nightfang, were the wolf pony," explained Menacing Glare. "What! How can that be? I've never even changed into a wolf pony in my life!" exclaimed Nightfang. "I know, I know. We'll get to that in a moment. Let me finish what I have to say," said Menacing Glare. "Yeah, yeah," she responded back.
"To see if his hypothesis was right, Legend Heart did a test. A DNA test, to be precise. He cut a piece of fur off of you, then took a qtip and rubbed it on the mouthpiece of your pacifier. The rest is too sciencey to explain. But, the DNA of the fur and saliva was a match."
"So, how come I don't change into one now?" asked Nightfang. "Well, when we wake up in the morning we'll explain all we can to you. It's good to take a break from all of this information, that way you can process it all," said Nightowl. "Oh, alright," she said, disappointed. "I'm sorry sweetheart, but its for the best." Nightfang nodded, and went under her covers to go to sleep.
"Well, I think Nightfang has got the right idea. It's time we head to sleep, it's almost midnight," said Menacing Glare. "Will you be alright being home by your self?" asked Nightowl towards Menacing. "Of course I will, except I sure will miss my girls," he responded, winking at her. She rolled her eyes at him, then kissed him goodbye. Menacing Glare headed over to his daughter's bedside and gave her a kiss on the forehead, embracing her in his hooves. "Love you, hope you better." Nightfang smiled a little, and hugged her father back. "Love you too Dad, have a goodnight."
Menacing Glare left the room, then headed out of the hospital to go back home.
"Goodnight Nightfang, we'll explain the rest in the morning. Don't you worry about thing. I love you," said Nightowl. "Thanks Mom, I love you too."
Then, Nightfang and Nightowl went straight to bed, Nightowl sleeping on the room's sofa.