My Little Pony: Changelings

Chapter 360: The Child's Troubles - Pony

Sandbar picked up a flower with his mouth, put it in the basket on his back, and continued to walk forward. The stars followed behind him, yawning a little bored. After all, this is the Eternal Free Forest, and it is dangerous for the foal to be here alone.

As for why they came here, it was because in Pinkie's cooking class, Sandbal saw a very delicious cake in the textbook, but the ingredients of the cake were very special, and some of them could only be collected in the Eternal Free Forest.

In order to make this cake for his friends, Sandbar found the Stars, because he had to go to the Shrub Valley to find the Heart of Nature, the Poplar King.

"Okay, Sandbar, don't run around. The forest is dangerous."

"I know, so I plan to stay right next to you."

Then Qunxing Huanghuang took Sandbar into the depths of the forest. When they arrived at the Bush Valley, Sandbar was surprised by the forest city in front of him that was made entirely of trees.

After Qunxing Huanghuang led Sandbar in through the gate, they found King Baiyang and returned the Heart of the Forest to him. King Baiyang took it, sniffed the scent on it, and then said to Qunxing Huanghuang.

"Why is there a fragrant smell up there?"

"The Flame of Unity did it."

On the other side, Sandbal looked around at the huge building. To be honest, this was his first time seeing where the deer tribe lived, and it was truly an eye-opener.

Just then, Raspberry came over, and after seeing Sandbal not far away, he walked over and spoke to him.

"Hi, hello, my name is Raspberry, what's your name?"

"My name is Sandbar, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too, come on, I'll show you something fun!"

Then Raspberry ran out with Sandbar, while Qunxinghuanghuang and King Baiyang were still chatting and discussing what to do next.

It was evening, and when Qunxing Huanghuang was about to take Sandbal back, Sandbal wanted to stay here for another night because Raspberry said she would take him to see some good things at night. After hearing this, Qunxing Huanghuang decided to pick him up tomorrow.

At night, Raspberry took Sandbar out of the forest city and headed towards Ponyville. Sandbar looked around vigilantly and said to Raspberry.

"Raspberry, the forest is very dangerous, especially at night. There are many monsters here. Are you sure we are safe? Why don't we go back?"

When Raspberry heard this, he waved his hoof to comfort her.

"It's okay. I'm from the Deer Tribe, a tall hoof from the forest. I have a natural affinity for animals. Those creatures in the forest won't hurt us."

"Wow, that's amazing."

Then Raspberry took Sandbar to a place full of apple trees. After Raspberry pulled Sandbar over, Raspberry began to kick the apples and then picked them up and placed them on the ground. Sandbar asked in confusion when he saw this.

"What are we doing?"

"Oh, you know? We have a legend in the Deer Tribe. When we arrange fruits into certain symbols at night, we will attract the appearance of the forest spirit. It's a pity that I have never seen her, but my father said that she really exists. I tried yesterday but failed. I hope I can see her today."

"Soul of the Forest? I seem to have heard of this legend before. I didn't expect you have it too."

Sandbar also became interested, so he helped Raspberry to carry the apple tree, and then arranged the apples into corresponding patterns according to the other party's instructions. When all the work was done, they hid in the grass nearby, waiting for the appearance of the forest spirit.

The moon slowly rose into the sky, and the night became darker and darker. Unable to resist the sleepiness, the two little guys finally fell asleep. When they woke up, they found that it was already daybreak.

"What! How did we fall asleep?!"

"Ha~ So what should we do now?"

"We'll continue tomorrow night, but we'd better go back now, or dad and the others will worry again."

As soon as Raspberry and Sandbar left, Apple Bloom came running over. When she saw the pattern on the ground, she ran back happily, ready to tell Applejack and the others about it.

When Qunxing Huanghuang returned to the forest and was about to pick up Sandbar, he heard Sandbar and Raspberry discussing the soul of the forest. After hearing this, Qunxing Huanghuang immediately had an idea.

"Okay, I agree that you can stay here for another night, but you have to write a friendship report about making friends with deer..."

"make a deal!"

Sandbar readily agreed. After all, it was just an assignment and it was not a problem for him. So at night, when Raspberry and Sandbar left the forest and walked towards the Sweet Apple Orchard, the stars followed them quietly.

When Qunxing Huanghuang watched them kicking apples and making patterns, he laughed helplessly. The soul of the forest would never appear like this. This legend was just to deceive children.

When Qunxing Huanghuang was about to lean against a tree to take a rest, he felt that the tree next to him seemed too strong. When Qunxing Huanghuang turned around, he found himself leaning on McTosh.

At this time, McTosh was wearing pajamas, with branches between his body and eyes closed, sleeping soundly, but he was obviously sleepwalking. Then the stars watched McTosh leave here, and then kicked the apple tree in the distance in his sleep.

Then the stars saw Applejack and Apple Bloom in camouflage uniforms, quietly approaching McIntosh in the night. When they just got to McIntosh, they screamed and ran away. Raspberry and Sandbar suddenly raised their heads and looked in the direction of the screaming sound.

"What's going on over there?"

"I don't know, maybe somepony had a nightmare, but it's already the third day, why is there no forest spirit yet?"

"Uh... I guess the forest spirit doesn't like apples? How about we try carrots instead?"

"Hey! What you said makes sense. Let's go. I remember there's a carrot field over there!"

Looking at Raspberry and the others running to the other side, Qunxing Huanghuang looked at Applejack and the others running towards the warehouse, and then he felt that something was wrong tonight, and felt a chill on his back.

When Qunxing Huanghuang turned around, he found a creature with orange hair, similar to a deer, standing behind him, tilting its head and looking at him. When Qunxing Huanghuang saw it, he immediately drooped his face and said with a bad expression.

"You dare to scare me, you're done!"

After Qunxing Huanghuang chased the sapling for a distance, just when he was about to catch it, a vine suddenly appeared under his feet. Qunxing Huanghuang accidentally tripped and fell to the ground, and the sapling disappeared into the forest.

Looking back, looking at the crystal vines that drilled into the ground, Qunxing Huanghuang was so angry that his nose was crooked. What a vicious Tree of Harmony, it was simply lawless!

The next morning, Qunxing Huanghuang led Sandbar out of Shrub Valley and headed towards Pony Valley. Since the apples in the apple farm had been harvested, the activity ended first. Although they did not see the Forest Spirit, the two days of life made Sandbar unforgettable.