Deep in the forest outside a small village, a pair of brave travelling earth ponies continued on their path where it was rumored that a strange creature had taken refuge. The stories the two had heard about the thing had varied, but the one thing that each of them had was the description of the thing. A beast like no other, with the entire body made up of different animals. Wanting to head out and investigate the forest, they left as soon as they could before it got dark. Upon reaching their destination, the two looked high and low in the spots where the town’s folk believed the thing would be hiding, but found nothing. In fact, nothing appeared to be out of the ordinary at all. Birds chirped in the canopies above, the ground was undisturbed, and the caves were too small for any large creature to live in. All in all, the forest was just as quiet and peaceful looking as the villages outside of it. Suddenly the noise from the forest stopped. No sounds of wings flapping or anything else indicated that the wild life had moved on. Almost as if they were too scared to move. It was all too quiet. The two looked around for what had made everything go silent. Then, from above them in the vast canopy, something was moving making the branches creak and leaves brush against each other. The two ponies looked up, hoping that what ever was making the noise, was just a bird or squirrel. Jumping slightly at the sound of rustling, the first pony thought he saw something in the bushes and made to check it out. Just then, a loud chirp went off! The two jumped and turned to face a tiny bird that had made the sound. Laughing nervously, the two ignored the frantic chirps the small bird was making as it hopped up and down on the mossy rock. When the two were about to call the search a loss cause, a shadow formed around them! The two could only scream as they looked up and saw the thing as it came down on top of them! The frightened bird had flown away leaving the two ponies to their fate…

Back in the small town, the inhabitants saw the two returning from the woods. Their once colorful coats had been turned to grey and their attitude towards one another had gone sour. When asked how the inspection went, they snorted and replied back blaming each other about having their priorities mixed up. The second Earth Pony had insulted the other so badly, he was almost reduced to tears. Upset at the one he had once called his friend; the taller of the two tackled the other and had to be pride away before he could do any more harm. His beaten friend stood up with a blackened eye and glared back at the restrained pony that was huffing through gritted teeth.

“It’s all your fault that we got lost in there!” he snapped. “If it wasn’t for me we would have…”

“Been wondering around in circles for hours if I hadn’t stop you and led us in the right direction!” Boomed the tall pony as he fought to break free from his captives.

Right when the second pony was about to argue back, his companion had broken free and launched himself at his partner. There was a scream from the crowd as several onlookers hurried to break up the fighting. A Unicorn tried to pull the short pony away but was bucked hard in the stomach making him sink to the ground. By the time the tall Earth Pony was restrained again, the short pony was lying on the ground, out cold. Getting back on his hooves, the Unicorn marched over to the heavily breathing Earth Pony and with his horn glowing, he had knocked the enraged pony out.

“What was that all about?” enquired one of the village ponies after gently placing the unconscious body down.

“I have no idea,” replied the Unicorn looking down at the two motionless ponies. “They were fine before they went into the woods.”

“It was that thing!” squeaked a scared mare from the crowed. “It did this to them!”

“We don’t know that!” said the Unicorn loudly, trying to prevent an uproar of panic if the crowd decided to agree with the frightened mares words. “We don’t want to jump to conclusions without any proof. I say we wait until these two come to their senses before we…”

But before the Unicorn had finished, he and the rest of the crowd went silent as they bared witness to what was taking place before them. The two Earth Ponies whose coats that were once colorless had begun to turn back to normal. The villagers watched as the grey subsided and the two groaned where they lay.

“Somepony call for help!” shouted one the villagers.

One of the Earth Ponies left the crowd and sped off down the road to fetch a doctor. Just then, a sudden bark made the crowed turn to see a fox at the edge of the woods. It sat there like a statue before curiously tilting its head. The villagers watched as the fox scratched its head then turned back and scampered off into the woods.

Once it was back in its safe haven, the fox looked around to make sure nopony was watching. It looked up at the trees where the same little bird from before was observing it. In what appeared to be no time at all, the rest of the wildlife was watching.

“What are all of you looking at?!” he snarled and before their very eyes, the fox began to change.

The animals backed away slowly. Some with fear, others hissed their displeasure as the transformation was complete. There where the fox had once stood, a large serpentine like creature had taken its place. Its yellow and red eyes looked up at the canopies where only the small bird remained shivering in its place. Satisfied with the effect he had on the wildlife, he grinned at the minute bird and said allowed with glee…

“I AM CHAOS!”

Author's Notes:

A Sneak Peek at the new project! See you all in mid-September!