Chapter 8
Searching for the Tree of Harmony
Neo, Spike and the mane 6 had gone into the Everfree Forest to find the Tree of Harmony, but they had been attacked by demons and vines from the forest. They were now recovering in Zecora's hut that was somewhere in the forest.
Twilight had been hurt from a vine while getting to Zecora's hut and Zecora was tending to her wounds while Neo, Spike and the other ponies discussed how they were going to find the Tree of Harmony. They didn't know where to look for the tree, but they knew that had to find the tree and protect it very soon before Hellraiser takes over all of Equestria and unleashed his own hell over the land.
As they were talking, Neo was feeling very depressed and he even cried a little. The ponies noticed and they were very concerned, Pinkie Pie hated seeing Neo cry, she always wanted to see him happy.
Rarity made a concerned face, "Neo darling, whatever is the matter?"
"I miss my princess," said Neo. "I've just got to get her back."
They knew he was talking about Princess Luna, they knew how much he loved her and that they were in a relationship.
Applejack gently patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry Sugarcube, we'll find the princesses and set em' free."
Neo appreciated the optimism from his friends but he was so worried about Princess Luna, he kept crying. The ponies felt so bad for him, they did everything they could to cheer him up. They still needed him to help find the Tree of Harmony and rescue the princesses.
Meanwhile in the chamber where Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were bring held prisoner by Hellraiser. Princess Luna was also thinking about Neo and how much she loved him. She cried and cried, and Princess Celestia tried to cheer up her little sister. She assured her that Neo, Twilight and their friends will rescue them and restore harmony back to Equestria. Princess Luna had faith in them and she believed they would be rescued, but she still missed Neo.
As she cried, she said to herself, "Oh Neo, my love, please rescue us. My dear Neo, please hear me, please help us."
Back at Zecora's hut, Neo was still crying, but he thought he heard a voice and it sounded like Princess Luna.
"Luna, is that you?" he said to himself.
The ponies were still comforting him, they didn't hear the voice.
Princess Luna could hear Neo, she said, "Neo, my love, I'm here. Can you hear me?"
"Yes, I hear you," said Neo. "Where are you?"
Pinkie Pie got confused, "Neo's who are you talking to?"
"I can hear Princess Luna," he replied.
The ponies were surprised, they didn't hear a thing.
"What are you talking about darling? said Rarity. "We didn't hear anything."
"But I can hear her," said Neo.
Then he heard Princess Luna say, "Neo, please help us. We are trapped in a chamber, we are depending on you."
"Don't worry my princess, I'm coming."
Neo didn't want to wait anymore, he wanted to keep looking for the princesses and he wouldn't stop until he finds them. Neo got up and began to leave but the ponies stopped him.
"Neo wait," said Twilight, "We can't leave until we know where to find the Tree of Harmony."
"There's no time for that, I've got to find the princesses."
"Neo said he can hear Princess Luna talking to him," said Applejack.
"You can hear her?" asked Twilight.
"Yes I can. I think our love for each other is so powerful, it gives us the ability to hear each other when we're far apart or in trouble and need each other's help."
The ponies and Spike believed that was possible and they thought that was a wonderful ability, Neo asked Luna if she could guide him and the ponies to the Tree of Harmony, she responded and said she could guide them. Neo had to tell the ponies everything Luna said since he was the only one who could hear her. Luna told them where they should go, then they left Zecora's hut and Zecora wished them all the luck in Equestria.
Neo, Spike and the mane 6 were back in the forest, trying to find the princesses and the Tree of Harmony. Neo could hear Princess Luna's voice and she was guiding them through the forest. They still had to avoid vines and dangerous traps in the forest.
As they were walking through the forest, Neo saw something on the ground. He picked it up and looked at it. It was a black and white photo of a man in a military outfit. Neo recognized the man in the picture, it was the man that he and Twilight saw when they went back in time, it was the man that became Hellraiser.
As he looked at it, he said, "Elliot Spencer."
Twilight looked at the picture and said, "That's the human man we saw when we went back in time."
The ponies looked at the picture and Rartiy said, "Neo, do you know this human?"
"Believe it or not girls, this is the man that became Hellraiser."
The ponies and Spike gasped, they couldn't believe what Neo just said. They wondered how it was possible for a human to become a demon like the one that they were up against. But they had to keep moving, they kept looking for the Tree of Harmony and Princess Luna was guiding them by talking to Neo.
After 20 minutes of looking for the tree and the princesses, they came to a dark hallway somewhere in the forest. Twilight said this hallway wasn't here before. But Princess Luna told them they have to go down the hall to find them. And so Neo, Spike and the mane 6 started walking down the dark hallway.
When they got to the end of the hall, Princess Luna said that right through the door was the tree of Harmony and where she and Princess Celestia are being held prisoner. They headed for the door, but suddenly, smoke appeared and blinded the ponies for a second. When the smoke cleared, right before them stood another demon and he was blocking the door so they couldn't pass. Is this the end of the line for Neo and his friends? Read the next chapter and find out.
End of chapter 8.
