The ponies of Ponyville never gave much thought to the fence that blocked the road through Everfree Forest. There were tales of monsters in the woods. It seemed practical. That and it was just a feature that had been in the town for so long that no one even remembered who put it up. But, like all fences, it attracted teens.
"Come on Rifftide! Just hop over the fence and see what's there!" a blue-coated pegasus named Cloudkicker cried with a smirk.
"Yeah Riff don't be a dweeb!" a dark green coated unicorn named Poison Oak smirked. The blue pegasus raised his shoulders nervously.
"I dunno guys…" Rifftide said quietly.
"Come one man!" Cloudkicker cried.
"Yeah!" the mare cried.
"Do it! Do it! Do it!" the pair chanted.
"Alright!" Rifftide cried, "I'm going!" he rose into the air and flew over the fence and started walking towards the woods. As he broke through the tree's he stared. There was a tree that appeared to glow, carved with strange symbols and runes. "Neat…" he said quietly. Suddenly he was struck on the head. He came too a few minutes later. A purple unicorn with a long curly mane was talking to a pink pegasus with a strange long shaggy mane.
"He went over the fence! I had to do something!" a light blue earth pony with a poofy mane cried. a pink mare with a dark pink stripy mane stepped forward.
"Knocking people out doesn't fix things." the mare cried. She looked down into Riff's eyes and smiled. "Hello… are you alright?" Riff stared up at the mare in awe and smiled.
"I uh… yeah… hey I'm sorry for coming in here without asking…" he said with an apologetic grin. The purple unicorn gave a haughty flip of her mane with a huff.
"I should think! Don't worry Magic, I'll escort him out." The unicorn said before she conjured a blade shaped vaguely like a needle. Rifftide gulped and shrunk a bit.
"No… it's fine Generosity." the pink mare said with a smile. "He's just a pony. I'll escort him"
"What? But he! And I! Magic!" the unicorn cried.
"Come on Generosity." the pink pegasus said almost dragging the unicorn towards the tree. Riff watched this then turned back to the mare beside him.
"But… aren't you ponies?" he asked with a confused frown. The mare smiled.
"We're much more than we appear." she said. Riff stared at her even more confused then he blushed and scratched the back of his head.
"Do you maybe want to get a burger or a box of cupcakes some time?" Riff asked. The mare sighed.
"Look… you're very cute… but… we just wouldn't work…" she shook her head and turned back the way she came. "The path back is through those bushes." she said quietly. With the light of her horn all the branches moved out of the way. He stared after her until the branches moved back into position. After that he walked through the bushes.
"Hey Riff! You were gone for forever! What was back there?" Poison Oak asked.
"I… I think it was an angel." Riff said still staring at the woods.
"Are you okay man?"Cloudkicker asked with a raised eyebrow.
"yeah... " Riff said quietly.
"Well then come on man!" Cloudkicker said before he and Poison Oak walked off.
"Magic…" Rifftide muttered.
"COME ON MAN!" Poison Oak cried. Riff shook his head with a start and galloped away from the fence.
A small gray pegasus colt was snoring loudly in a cot when suddenly the ground started to rumble and he was tossed out of his bed.
"Wha…" he said rubbing his eye tiredly and slowly flying down the stairs. His eye flew open in fright as he saw the giant balls with wings and angry eyes. "ACK!" he cried as one took a huge bite out of his sofa and coffee table.
"Oh dang. We just bought a new one last week…" Courage said resigned before turning with a ferocious war cry to strike one of the bugs with her lightning spear.
"Oh goodness, frightfully sorry to wake you Whirly! We wanted to get rid of these parasprites before you woke up." Generosity said as she stabbed the offending bug. After this she gasped. "Those drapes are vintage! Get back here you vermin!" Generosity cried before she shooed the bug away. "Get back! Nothing touches my drapes!" she began to widely wave her needle sword back and forth.
"Can I help?" Whirlwind asked now wide awake and ready.
"Its best you stay back Whirly" Courage said apologetically as she ripped the wings off on one parasprite.
"Yeah. We don't want you to get-" Laughter began when suddenly she was consumed. Whirlwind stared in horror but Generosity and Courage looked only for a moment before going back to what they were doing. Whirlwind stared at the too furious when suddenly the offending bug swelled up and looked as if it was to throw up. Finally it exploded into a puff of smoke and there was Laughter with her cannon with not a care in the world. She hopped out of her cloud crater and started firing more rounds. Eventually the bugs were all gone.
"I just don't know where they showed up from." Generosity said with a sigh as she examined the damage. "This place is a mess…" she said as she picked up and puffed up a pillow with her magic.
"It looks fine." Laughter said before she jumped onto the half eaten couch.
"Yes well some of us have standards before we go flopping down onto things." Generosity said with an upturn of her nose. Courage landed beside the couch.
"It will have to do before we can buy another one and from Quills and Sofas." she said with a sigh.
"I win!" Laughter said with a grin. Generosity huffed and flipped her mane then walked over to the kitchen and began looking through the cupboards.
"Where… LAUGHTER!" Generosity suddenly shrieked pulling out an empty pastry box with the Sugarcube Corner logo on it that has several bites taken out of it "You ate them all?!"
"They were just sitting there! I couldn't help myself!" Laughter cried.
"UUURRRGHHH!" Generosity growled before throwing the box in a trash. Whirly hopped up onto one of the island stools.
"Why did you have a box of cupcakes?"
"Oh, Sugar Plum called us to take care of a problem. They had wither vines in their pipes again. I keep telling them that is they sprinkle powdered Poison Joke down the pipes they'll go away." Generosity shook her head. "Anyways, we got a box of cupcakes that we were saving for you but SOMEONE 'Couldn't help herself'" generosity scoffed then she reached into a jar on the counter with her magic and pulled out a ten-bit note. "Here. go buy yourself some cupcakes Whirly." Whirly's eyes went big and sparkly and he dashed off "NOT TOO MANY!" Generosity called after a few seconds realizing how open she's left that statement. Whirly was already long gone. He whipped up the forest path and through town. He nearly mauled down a mare pushing a carriage
"Oh! Sorry Mrs. Apple Butter!" Whirly looked back where he was heading and skidded to a halt, planting himself a few inches into the ground. The elderly mare he almost bowled over chuckled.
"Where are you heading off to in such a hurry Whirlwind?" the blue unicorn asked.
"Sorry Mrs. Bleu. I'm getting cupcakes from Sugarcube Corner." Whirly said tapping his hooves excitedly. The mare chuckled
"Well don't let me keep you." she said.
"Have a nice day!" Whirly said before he was off again blowing Mrs. Blue's hat clean off. He flew faster and faster through town before he slowed right down and landed gracefully in front of the gingerbread house. He took a deep breath then pushed open the door and sang into the shop. "Whirly's Arrrrrivvveeed!" the mare behind the counter laughed.
"Morning Whirly. You're here early." Whirly saddled up to the corner sighed leaning against it.
"Ah, you know me Candy Star, fighting monsters, saving the world, never a dull moment. "
"Suuuurrre." the male employee said sarcastically as he stepped out of the bakery with a pan of hot muffins.
"Morning Cherry Bomb!" Whirly said with a wide grin. The pegasus rolled his eyes and went back to restocking the shelves without a comment. Candy Star frowned then looked back at whirly.
"so, a dozen of the usual?"
"Nah, only half a dozen, Laughter got eaten this morning and I think she's feeling more down than she's letting on, I was gonna get the everything breakfast special for her." Whirly said as he watched Candy fill a box with six strawberry chocolate swirl cupcakes.
"Well, when you get there remind Waffle Cone about the party tonight okay." Candy Star asked him with a smile.
"I will, thanks, Candy! Bye, Cherry!" whirly said with a wave.
"Yeah, whatever." Cherry Bomb said before Whirly disappeared in a flash. Candy turned to Cherry with an annoyed face. "What?" Whirly arrived at the everything diner just as gracefully as the Sugarcube Corner. When he opened the dinner it was much more crowded and loud though. He walked up to the counter with a smile.
"Hi Waffle Cone!" the unicorn leaned over the counter and smiled.
"Hey Whirly! What are you doing here so early?"
"I need an everything breakfast special to go. Laughter got eaten this morning and she needs food." Whirly said. Waffle laughed.
"Okay." she turned to the kitchen "hey dad, we need an everything B special on fly!"
"You got it!" Hot Potato cried before he started throwing the various fixing onto the griddle. Another stallion walked out of the kitchen and smiled.
"Well good morning Whirlwind."
"Morning Mr. Allspice" Whirly said with a smile.
"Has my daughter been doing her job?"
"Yes sir!" Whirly said as he saluted. The unicorn stallion chuckled.
"At ease. Keep me up to date." Allspice said before he headed into another part of the restaurant.
"Order up!" Hot Potato called putting the to go tray full of breakfast on the waitress rack.
"Thanks dad! Here ya go Whirly." Waffle said handing him the food.
"Thanks Waffle… oh! Candy told me to remind you about the party tonight!" Whirly said. Waffle smiled.
"Oh I almost forgot! Thanks for reminding me Whirly. Have a nice day!" she cried.
"You too!" Whirly finished before he whipped out the door. He flew high above the town at a much slower pace, careful not to drop his precious packages. He landed on the front porch of the tree house and pushed the door open with his nose, flying in. "Laughter!" the blue mare popped up from the other side of the counter.
"Yyyeeeeeesssss?" suddenly she gasped loudly "is that an everything breakfast special from everything diner?!"
"Dig in." Whirly said with a laugh.
"Ohmigoshohmigoshohmigosh!" she leaned over the counter and pulled him into a super tight hug. "You're the greatest friend EVER!"
"Laughter… I need to breath" Whirly gasped out.
"Oh! Right!" she let go then picked up the to-go tray and took a huge bit, take out tray and all.
"You know you're supposed to take the food out of the tray right?" Whirly asked.
"But the tray tastes so good!" Laughter argued before taking another bite. Suddenly the someone banged on the door of the tree house
"Come quick! There are giant monsters attacking Ponyville!" a stallion cried in alarm.
"ELEMENTS! Let's go!" Courage cried before she and Generosity and Laughter lept into action.
"WAIT!" Whirly cried before he shoved the rest of his cupcake into his mouth and ran after them
"Whoa there." Courage cried as she held Whirly back. "Stay here."
"What?! But I want to help!" Whirly whined.
"Whirly please, just stay where it's safe." Courage begged. Whirly pouted but then turned around and went back to the tree. He sat in the house and stewed for a bit as he listened to the sounds in the town. He heard a few explosions and screams before he couldn't take it anymore and bolted out the door. The town was in chaos and Whirly whipped around in the thick of it all. At last he found the Elements of Harmony battling what appeared to be a giant mutant ferret.
"GUYS!" Whirly cried as the trio were thrown backwards.
"Whirly?! What are you doing here?!" Generosity cried in horror, the ferret looked at him and snarled. Whirly squeaked and dashed to the side. The ferret started following him so Whirly started dashing around back and forth and in spirals and up and down until the ferret dizzily started wobbling until at last it fell over and disappeared in a poof of smoke. Whirly landed with a grin and turned around and froze. Another ferret had the elements cornered. It lifted up a paw to swipe at them but as it fell it struck not the cowering elements but a pink glowing shield. The shield rang like a gong and the world seemed to freeze for a few seconds before the ferret disappeared into a puff of smoke. Whirly meanwhile was staring at the shield in front of him wide-eyed.
"Mom…" Whirly said quietly. After that the shield flickered out and whirly shook his head to refocus and turned to the elements. "Are you okay?" there was a few seconds of silence before Courage stood.
"I told you to stay in the treehouse…" she said. Whirly's ears fell and he looked down sadly." but I'm glad you left." Courage finished with a smile before the other two came and gave Whirly a big hug.
"That was the most reckless, brave, irresponsible, oh I'm just glad you're safe!" Generosity blurted out all at once.
"We would have been ferret meat if you hadn't come along!" Laughter said.
"We better take him with us more often." Courage said nonchalantly. Whirly froze and looked up at Courage with sparkly eyes. The pink four winged pegasus winked.