Chapter 3: The Everfree Forest
It was 4:45 in the morning. Everypony was asleep, but Fluttershy had just woken up. Derpy was also awake, and so was Dark. Dark heard a knock at the barn door. "Mail call!" said a voice. The mailmare, Derpy Hooves was at the door. The package that Derpy was holding was addressed to Apple Bloom, and it was from Zecora. "Apple Bloom" asked Dark, "Derpy Hooves is here, and she has a letter to you from Zecora." Apple Bloom woke up. She read the letter. "OK, Zecora wants to meet the two of us about a strange disturbance she felt about an hour ago." The two of them walked out the barn door. "An' where do y'all think you're goin'," said a voice. "Applejack?" asked Dark.
"Nah, it's only me, Braeburn," said Braeburn, "off to th' Everfree Ah suppose?" Dark nodded. Braeburn went back to sleep. The unicorn and the filly walked into the Everfree Forest when a rainbow blur flew into the forest. The two ran after the rainbow, when they got near some pricker bushes near a cliff. "Rainbow… it's 5 in the morning. Princess Celestia hasn't even raised the sun yet…" Rainbow Dash shrugged. "Well, I'm training for the Festival's Derby. The Wonderbolts are going to be there!" Apple Bloom gasped. "THE Wonderbolts? But why can't ya train in Whitetail Wood?" Rainbow laughed. "It's too boring there." A clap of thunder boomed across the sky. A storm began to start, but they were in the Everfree, so Rainbow can't get rid of them.
One thunderbolt got dangerously close, and it hit the ground. A roar shook the forest. A blue and white wolf jumped out of where the lightning had struck. The wolf was shrouded with lightning. "WHAT'S THAT?" yelled Apple Bloom. "A RAIJU!" yelled Rainbow, "A BEAST OF LIGHTNING!" "IS IT DANGEROUS?" yelled Dark. "YES!" responded Rainbow. The raiju walked closer when… it started floating. A blue unicorn walked out of the bushes. "Watch as the Great and Powerful Trixie disposes of this lightning beast!" Another blur appeared. A blue pegasus landed. Rainbow gasped. "Ohmygosh. It's Soarin' from the Wonderbolts! This is so awesome!" She made the Why Wub Woo face. "And Trixie. Great!"