"I'm not doing this!"

"You have to!"

"I'm not!"

"You must!"

"I'm not playing the part of a little filly who can't tell the difference between a pony and a timber wolf! How dumb can you be, kid?!" Rainbow creid.

"Little Red Riding Hood is an iconic story-" Spike tried to explained.

"Never heard of it. Fluttershy's mom just told us the legends of Equestria, not this garbage!" Rainbow gagged.

"If she didn't, then how did all of you girls know Rapunzel, and Snow White?" Spike said, smiling in triumph then frowned. "Wait, how did you girls know them?"

"If that Story Keeper creep really erased these stories from our world, he did a good job… But if I have to play this out, let's get it over with!" Rainbow Dash growled.

"Right, right…" Spike muttered.

Rainbow Dash was quiet for a moment. "... So… Do I have to go to a castle too?"

"No. Little Red takes place in the dark forest until she reaches her grandma's house."

"Ugh, this is the worst!"

"You gotta be jokin'!" Dorothy cried. "Do you know how vast and deep this forest is?!"

"Sure do! We still haven't found the end of it! Just villages and castles, the normal stuff you find in the woods!" Pinkie giggled.

"A dark forest usually does occur at some point." Twilight remembered, "You never know what could be lurking in there."

"We've all got something to fear in these woods…" Goldilocks shivered.

"What about your families? Why do they let you go out there?" Fluttershy gasped.

The three didn't speak for a bit.

"They tell us the same thing over and over again, now that I think about it…" Alice whispered. "Kinda like how I see the white rabbit everyday!"

"I get chased by bears everyday too, you would think I would learn my lesson by now." Goldi giggled.

"You girls live the same days, over and over again?" Applejack gasped.

"I didn't think that was it, I guess I didn't notice the tornado every day…" Dorothy said.

Twilight had stopped walking. "You're… trapped? You can't do anything else but what you've always done?"

"Not until now- Hey!" Goldilocks gasped. "You've changed it! That's great!"

The mares glanced at each other with concern and confusion.

"I'm sorry.." Twilight sighed. "Let's keep going, we only have a few hours till midnight tonight and then the third day's over, and it'll all be over..."

"Why can't I just fly to the old lady's house again?" Rainbow Dash asked, untying her hood. She hung it on a tree branch and looked down at her blue checkered dress. "Ugh."

"Put that cape back on!" Spike cried.

"Why?"

"Why do you think they call her Little Red Riding Hood?"

Rainbow gave a grumble and carelessly flung the cape on her back, not bothering to tie it around her neck.

There was a sudden dark chuckle. "What a lovely red hood and good smelling basket…"

Rainbow Dash gasped and swung around to see yellow glowing eyes staring at her. She backed away and went into a fighting stance. "Come out! Now!"

There was another laugh and a timberwolf stepped out.

"It's a timber wolf, where's the pony?" Rainbow Dash asked, looking around the wolf.

"There isn't any pony, just me." The wolf said.

Rainbow Dash's jaw dropped and Spike leaned against her to stop himself from fainting.

"I-It just spoke!" Spike squeaked.

"I know…" Rainbow Dash said through gritted teeth in her surprise.

"Of course I can talk." The timberwolf laughed.

"B-but, the villains are ponies! … Do we know you somehow?" Rainbow whispered.

"We're not strangers, we just met." The timber wolf said in its deep voice.

"Excuse me? I didn't-"

The wolf shushed her. "Where are you headed, little filly?"

"I happen to be a grown mare, thanks. Also, why in the-"

Spike elbowed her. "Dumb kid, remember?"

"I mean… I'm going to…"

"Your grandmother's house."

"My… Grandmother's house… Yeah…" Rainbow Dash stuttered and gave a sure smile.

"And tell me, where does your grandmother live?"

"Seriously?"

"We just gotta keep walking, I guess…" Applejack walked in silence until Goldi suddenly gasped. "I got a idea!"

She whispered into Dorothy and Alice's ears and they each turned slightly paler.

"Are you serious?!" Alice squealed.

"They won't be happy to see you!" Dorothy warned.

"I know, but Red is the coolest pony I've ever met! We can't let her get eaten by a wolf!" Goldilocks creid.

"Would you mind telling us your plan?" Twilight asked.

Goldilocks put on her wig. "Sure."

"So, what do you want me to say to them?" Fluttershy asked.

"Huh?" Goldi turned. They had arrived at a cottage that Goldilocks said must've been a coincidence but the mares thought maybe not.

"Oh, that won't be necessary, this is my favor to ask…" The filly said.

She knocked on the door and gulped. The door slowly opened. A pair of black eyes looked out.

"Well, well, if it isn't little Goldilocks."

"Hi again…" Goldi blushed.

The door opened and revealed a short bear, about the mares' height when standing on his hind legs. "Here to invade our house again?"

"Um… No… Are you guys still mad about that?"

Meanwhile, the mares stared in suprise.

"He's speaking in… real words?" Rarity choked out.

"He's so cute! And he talks! Can this get any better?!" Fluttershy squealed.

"Baby Bear, please, I'm so sorry! I can't stop myself!" Goldilocks creid. "It's like I'm being controlled! I can't stop breaking in!"

"And breaking my stuff?"

"That too! Listen, I need to talk to your father, okay?" The filly asked.

"Papa! Somepony wants to talk to you!"

Then, a ginormous bear, four times the size of Baby Bear, came to the doorway.

"Goldilocks…" He growled.

"P-Papa Bear…" The girl gulped, shaking in his shadow that stretched on her.

"What do you want?"

"Y-You know… um, most creatures in the woods, and I need to find a timber wolf that has been maybe talking about eating a little girl?"

Papa Bear shuttered. "Why chase after him? He's the most evil animal in these woods! Even if I don't like you, girl, I still wish no harm to come to you, especially from that monster… But the color he was talking about was a girl in red, not gold…"

"That's the one! Where is he?"

"I'm not telling you!" Papa growled.

"Please! My friend is that girl in red! I need to find her!" Goldilocks cried.

The bear's face softened. "I… Okay.."

"He talked about going in the forest. Just follow the dirt road, then go right at the fork, he'll find you first."

"I can't believe this filly trusted that monster!" Rainbow snarled, picking another flower. "Also, picking flowers is dumb at the time!"

"We need to give the wolf time." Spike sighed.

"To do what?! This is taking forever!"

About a hour later, Rainbow arrived and knocked on the door to her fake grandmother's house. "Grandmother? It's me, Little Red!" She glared at Spike, hating to pretend she was this dumb.

"Oh, c-come on in, dear!" A high, uncomfortable voice said.

Rainbow opened the door. "Grandmother?"

She saw the wolf had dressed in the mare's clothes and was under the covers.

Rainbow rolled her eyes but glanced at the basket that had the book propped up in it.

She walked up to the wolf. "Ur, what big eyes you have, Grandmother,"

"The better to see you with, my dear…"

Rainbow Dash glanced at Spike and he gave her a thumbs up from the the doorway.

"What big ears you have, Grandmother,"

"The better to hear you with, my dear."

Rainbow Dash was so close, she could smell his awful breath. She suddenly felt quite afraid. "What big teeth you have!"

"The better to eat you with, my dear!" The wolf laughed, leaping out to grab her.

Spike gasped and suddenly lept away from the door. "Ra-Red! Over here!"

The pegasus ran to Spike but the wolf grabbed her by the mane and threw her against the wall that was behind the door. "I got you no-"

The door suddenly slammed open and hit the wolf, he collapsed. Rainbow rushed away before he fell on her and saw her friends staring in shock.

"Girls!" Spike cried. They all hugged.

"I-I thought you were dead and we were too late!" Goldi sobbed, hugging Rainbow.

"Hey, I'm fine, squirt!" Rainbow laughed, ruffling her mane.

There was a sudden cough and they turned to see a red stallion who looked confused.

"I'm guessing you're not Big Mac?" Rainbow Dash asked, tying the hood around her neck.

"Nope."

"Didn't think so. Listen, there's a wolf in there and most likely a mare in the closet… Can you just-"

"E'yep."

"Thanks."

She turned back to her friends. "How did you ever find me?"

"Scoots did it!" Pinkie cried. Goldilocks blushed then frowned. "Wait, who's that?"

Suddenly, Applejack and Twilight vanished.

"One more, and we're home…" Spike sighed.

"You girls are leaving soon?" Alice gasped.

"Don't worry, we'll see each other again, darling." Rarity whispered.

"Oh! For yer' last night, we should go to Prince Charming's ball, go out with a bang!" Dorothy cried.

"Please," Rainbow snorted. "A.J wouldn't be caught dead at a ball!"