Post Author's Note:

Heeeeelloooo once again audience!

First thing I would like to say is I would like to thank all of you who are following the story and leaving encouraging reviews. It is extremely appreciated and again I thank you.

Another thing I would like to say is that I'm going to try and post a chapter every other day, more or less, so you can be expecting one, two days from now if all goes well.

Reminder: Villain OC submissions still needed and greatly appreciated.

All righty then, if there are no more announcements, then here we are with…

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CHAPTER THREE!

Chapter 3: The Never Ending Everfree

My eyes slowly opened and all I could make out were fuzzy images. There was a constant pounding in my head that Berry Punch probably felt after a long night of strong drink.

I blinked again and images came clearer now. Looking around, I noticed that Rainbow and Lightning Thrash weren't around, and I was in some sort of forest...

"HEY!" I shouted. "RAINBOW? Lightning? HELLLO!"

"Stormy, I understand you never got to finish your shift, but can you please stop it with all that yelling?" I heard an all-too familiar voice say.

"Rainbow? Is that you?!" I said with a ridiculous toothy grin on my face. I turned around fully and realized she was right behind me. Wow. I suck at looking for people.

In pure joy that Rainbow had survived, I gave her a HUGE hug.

"He- HEY! OW! WATCH IT!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"Geez, I was just a little excited you were ALIVE. But I guess if you don't care that I care about your own well being than I gue-"

"NO, it's not that." Rainbow cut me off. "It's my wing. I think I broke it on the way down…Besides, I think if it weren't for the pain, I would've have really enjoyed it." Rainbow said dropping her voice in the last sentence.

"What was that last part?" I asked.

"Nothing…nothing at all." Rainbow said nervously.

"Hmm…well have you seen Lightning Thrash anywhere? I would have thought he would be here with us…" I said.

I heard a few ruffles of the leaves in the tree beside us.

"I'M UP HERE Y'ALL!" Lightning shouted. "WHOA!"

*thud*

I walked over to Lightning, who was still on the ground and said, "Hey Lightning, did you have a nice... FALL! HAHAHA!"

"Shut up Storm…" Lightning said. And with that, he slugged me playfully in the arm.

"Hey, I know you guys are just having the time of your life playing around like children and making slightly witty but terrible puns, but I kind of just broke my wing, so if you two would help, ya know, I would like that. A lot." Rainbow said a bit sarcastically.

"Aw, I'm sorry Rainbow." I said while helping her up.

Damn, I really wish we wore clothes so I would have something to wrap her wing with…

"Hey, there are some vines over here! I'll use these to wrap up your broken wing, okay?"

I said.

"Okay, just don't be too rough with it okay? It really hurts…" Rainbow said with a look of pain on her face.

Poor thing. Why couldn't it be me?

"Don't worry Dashie, I'll fix you up." I said. Oh crap. Nobody called her Dashie except for her best girlfriends, Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, and PinkiePie, and I was CERTAINLY not any of those people.

I awaited some sort of remark telling me to never call her that again or something along those lines, but instead, she just said nothing. All I got back was a nod.

Hmm. We must be good friends…UNLESS! SHE LIK-

Rainbow interrupted my thoughts saying, "Hey, you gonna wrap my wing, or what?"

"Yeah, yeah, here goes nothing." And with that, I perfectly executed an awesome wing wrapping. Should I be a doctor or what?

"Dude, I'm waiting!" Rainbow said impatiently.

"I already did it." I said proud of my work.

"Really? I hardly felt a thing. Are you a doctor?" Rainbow said Awestruck by the fact that the procedure was painless.

"Nope. Just very careful with the things I care most about." I said. CRAP. WHAT AM I SAYING?

"Aw, Stormy that's sweet." Rainbow said, blushing a little? I didn't even know that pony could feel bashful!

I just smiled and took in my surroundings. There were trees. LOTS OF FRIGGING TREES. I also saw vines, shrubbery, pretty tall grass and exotic plants and a little pond not too far from us.

"Where are we exactly? I asked Rainbow.

"Umm, if I remember correctly, I think this is the Everfree Forest…but I Have never seen it this dark and jungle like all over the place. There's a slight chance we may have landed in the center…"Rainbow said slightly unsure of herself.

Hmm…if we were in the Everfree, probably the most dangerous place in Equestria, minus the changeling hive, than that could mean we are possibly stuck here for some time…A LONG time. Normally, I would just gather everyone up and use our wings to fly back and kick the ass of whoever fired the stupid device, but Rainbow's wing is broken, and I am most definitely NOT sending someone alone. So until Rainbow's wing feels better, here we stay.

It's going to be a long…day? Month? Year? AW FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREAKIN EVERFREE!

"Hey, where did Lightning wander off too?" I asked Rainbow

"Um, I don't really know." She replied a little nervous

Well that's just great. We spend two seconds in the Everfree, and we already lost somebody. Are we responsible or what?

"LIGHTNING!" I shouted.

"LIGHTNING!" Rainbow echoed.

I saw a little ripple in the pond, and I cautiously walked over to it.

"Lightning?" I asked softly.

Then all of the sudden somepony dashed quickly out of the water and tackled me.

My adrenaline started pumping, and without noticing the figure that tackled me, I winded up and punched him straight in the snout!

"OW-OW-OW-OW! Geez Storm! Learn how to take a joke…am I bleeding? You might have freakin broke my snout dammit!" Lightning Thrash said rather annoyed.

"TAKE A JOKE?" I shouted, "WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EVERFREE FOREST! POPPING OUT OF NOWWHERE AND GIVING ME A HEART ATTACK IS NOT A FREAKIN JOKE!" I yelled.

I took a breath and slumped back against a tree still breathing rapidly.

"I'm sorry Storm…I thought it would be funny." Lightning said sorrowfully.

"Aw, it's okay dude. We have been friends since high school." I said smiling.

"Yup. Lightning said. "So, what do we do from here?"

"I don't quite know. There are an extremely wide variety of plants and animals alike here that haven't been researched yet, or even found! I guess the best thing to do from here is build a shelter I guess until tomorrow. Luna should be bringing up the moon soon…" I said.

"Well, so what are we waiting for?" I heard Rainbow say from behind. "LET'S GET CAMPING!"

"All right!" I said. "This pond that we landed next to will serve as our water supply until it runs out, and this little round patch of land is where we can build make-shift tents and a fire!" I said gesturing towards the circular flat ground. "We are definitely going to need some firewood, sticks, vines, leaves, anything useful that we may find. Remember this location, because we need to acquire these items and regroup here by sundown.

Since Rainbow is slightly incapacitated, she will travel with me. You think you can handle yourself on your own Lightning?" I asked.

"Totally!" Lightning said with confidence.

"That's great! All right guys, lets gear up and move out!" I said while turning around to leave.

Rainbow was following along looking for and picking up anything that looked useful. I did my share as well. I just really hope Lightning will be okay out there…I'd hate for him to get lost alone in the dark…

As I was thinking this, I heard an ominous howl and a muffled plea for help emanating from the direction I Saw Lightning walking.

"Oh geez!" I said aloud as I lifted Rainbow onto my back and carried her in the direction I last saw Lightning in.

"Can't we ever get a few moments of peace?" I sighed.

End Authors Note:

Nah, I don't think they're going to be getting peace anytime soon.

I hope you have enjoyed this latest installment of Adventures in the Everfree!

Another chapter coming your way hopefully Monday!

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