Sweetie Belle runs into the Carousel Boutique and shuts the door. Hearing about the "Creature of Everfree" has really put a strong worry in her mind, like at any moment it could just snatch her up and end it all. But as she calms down she says to herself, to keep her from panicking and screaming the house/shop down.

"It's.... Not real Sweetie Belle, it's just made up" She says to herself and takes some deep breaths. She finally calms down, and decides just to make herself some tea.

"What's not real?" Asks a green and purple Dragon who's pushing a trolley of clothes, when he asks her, she screams a little and turns around until she realizes it's just Twilight's assistant and the husband of Applejack.

"Oh Spike it's just you.... It's nothing much just that..... It's just.... I ca-" she is interuppted when Spike pulls her in for a much needed friend hug and Sweetie Belle smiles and returns the kind gesture. Until they pull back and she decides to tell him what's this all about. But she asks him to have a seat and some tea and tells him all about it. The dragon who doesn't get that scared of anything that much anymore is actually sweating a bit.

"Man, this animal sounds quite scary. I can see why you are so terrified" he takes a sip of tea and eats a gem. Sweetie Belle nods and levitates her Magic and pours a cup of tea.

"This actually is not the worse..... I feel like that it's gonna come for me at any moment and then just eat me" Sweetie Belle panics a little and looks around to make it's not here. Spike pats her on the head gently to sooth her worries. She smiles at him, because she's so lucky to have a friend like him to understand these feelings.

She lets out a little yawn and rubs her eye. "I'm kinda sleepy Spike... I think am gonna turn in for the night." Spike nods his head in agreement because she does a small few sleepy men in her eyes. She's about to tidy up the crockery, when Spike says he'll put them away she starts to walk up the stairs when she stops and hugs him.

"Thanks for listening Spikey Wikey, I'm really glad to have you as my friend" He shows a warm smile and this time it's his turn to return the gesture. They say their goodnights and Sweetie Belle goes to bed and falls asleep as the sun sets and the moon begins to rise.

(Later)

Sweetie Belle is slowly walking through the Everfree Forest Looking for Ponyville. "Um..... Hello? Anypony here?" There's no response, when she trips over a rock and rolls down a hill, she lands in a puddle of mud. When she gets up and wipes the mud off Sweetie Belle realizes she's at a swamp that's all dull, green and slimey....... Not to mention smelly (not Rarity would love this... She would probably faint withen the first 3 seconds) the problem is. There's nothing in sight, until a dragonfly shows but Dissapears in a instant. Sweetie Belle is starting to panic, because she's all alone and no creature can hear her or save her.

Just then a few small waves start to appear and the gorgeous unicorn starts to pant rapidly and sweat. "Is that..... What I think it is.?" She has a small idea of what it could be, but doesn't want it to be that. The waves stop and it all goes all quiet again, then Sweetie Belle is confused on what just happened, she thought was gonna happen. But it didn't until the water splashes and something huge comes out, it has a crocodile like snout, large arms with sharp claws and some kind of sail of wing on it's back like a dragons. It lets out a spooky horror roar as it sees Sweetie Belle. She just stands there for a split and then runs of screaming, until something holds her tail, which is sticks that have hands and won't let go. She tugs but can't get herself free, she sees the huge beast coming towards her and has drool coming out of its jaw.

Sweetie Belle screams as she's about to die, and as she screams everything and all is left is a starry field. When she opens her eyes she realizes it was just an awful nightmare and in front of her is a Alicorn with blue and light purple mane that flows, "Princess Luna.... What are you doing here?" Sweetie Belle asks in curiosity.

"I am the Princess of the night and so it's my duty to rid ponies or any creature from nightmares and give them sweet, but the real question is.... What exactly was your dream about?"

"Well you see.... At Twilight's Castle we heard a roar echo throughout the forest and then Twilight told us about a creature that lives in a swamp and is so dangerous. Then I dreamt that I was there, and the creature was about to eat me"

Princess Luna puts a hoof to her chin and thinks for a minute..... Sweetie Belle asks in worry. "Your Highness is this creature just a made-up character to scare young fillies and colts to behave?" Luna frowns a bit and says to her.

"I'm afraid the creature you dreamt about is real. For there have been a few runs in with it, but there's something about it that no creature has realized."

"And what would that be?" She asks in confusion and that moment Luna lifts Sweetie Belle's chin to her level and tells her.....

"That all it needs is someone to give it a chance in friendship." Sweetie Belle is confused on what she means by that, but let's her advice in, the Princess of the Night says in a cute smile and starts to walk away.

Sweetie Belle has a question to ask out if confusion "Princess Luna wait!" Luna stops and looks at Sweetie Belle in curiositynd she asks the Princess.

"How can I face something that I'm afraid of?" Princess Luna remembers a situation just like this once with a orange Pegasus years ago, and easily replies with the simplest answer.

"Is the creature what you fear the most?" She winks at her as a hint to her fear of never getting a boyfriend. Sweetie Belle realizes that Luna is right about her fears. Luna says before she leaves.

"I can relate to you Sweetie Belle, for I had some fears a while ago about ponies never forgiving me for what I did all those years ago. But luckily I had some amazing friends that showed me that it's better to forgive than to hate. So I would face your fears when you are ready" with that last word she leaves Sweetie Belle and everything brightens up.

Sweetie Belle wakes up all hot and sweaty from the dream. Looks out the window and looks in the direction of the Everfree Forest, She has a think about what Luna said, about how she might be right on how the creature isn't what scares her he most. But the fact that she might never find her very special somepony and decides to do something that will make her feel better. She walks downstairs and into the kitchen where Rarity is making breakfast that has a healthy option. "Good morning Sweetie Belle, would you like some breakfast?" She asks her younger sister as she lays the table.

"No thanks Rarity, I'm just gonna go out early today, see ya later" She starts to head to the door. When Rarity asks....

"Hold on a sec, where exactly are you going?" She questions her sister with a hint of anger in her voice... Sweetie Belle sweats and thinks of a lie that's believable. She stays silent until.....

"I'm just gonna Crusading with my friends, for we have a pony that has a problem with their cutie mark."

"Oh well, in that case have a nice time Sweetie Belle. I'm so proud of how far you've come" The two sisters embrace eachother in a sister loving hug, Sweetie Belle heads out the door and trots to the direction of the scary place that contains Timberwolves, Manticores and many other dangerous animals. When she arrives at the border of the Everfree Forest.

"I can't do this..... It's very dangerous in there... I'll just go and see the girls" she turns and starts to walk away when she stops and remembers what Luna said to her in the dream.

"No I can do this! Because Luna's right.... It's not the Creature that I fear the most, it's the fear of not having a boyfriend that scares me the most...." She looks at the forest again and has a confident smile on her face. But shows a small hint of fear in her eyes, when the roar echoes again but this time it's louder and scarier than ever before. Not even Indominus would step into it. Let alone Discord.

"Let's do this! Creature of Everfree here I come!" She trots into the forest to find the beast that scares her since yesterday. As she dissapears into the forest, what she didn't see was that somepony saw what she did....

"Be careful Sweetie Belle" Indoraptor heads back to Castle to let Blackjack know what's happened. As he does, he just hopes that she makes it out..... Alive.

Author's Notes:

Hey guys, hope you enjoyed the chapter. The next one is where she finally meets the beast that sends fear into ponies hearts.

Until then my friends.
Rhino out!