Timber Crash grew more anxious as he regarded the sickly green light. "That can't be natural," he muttered.<br/><br/>He ducked his head as the dead trees exploded, whinnying in horror and fear. Trembling, he raised his head to watch the light rise to the peak of the hill, then let out a neigh of surprise when the monster was revealed to be a tiny unicorn filly. He recoiled at the stench of decaying vegetation, raising one fetlock to cover his nose.<br/><br/>He stared in amazement and horror as Pestilence made her speech, his mind racing. This filly... this<em>creature</em>... had something to do with Nightmare Moon? Did Luna bring something evil back with her from the moon? In any event...<br/><br/>"Pestilence?" he growled, staring at the unusual creature. "This is all your doing, isn't it? The dying grass, the dead trees..."<br/><br/>"NO!" Timber Crash bellowed, leaping forward and stamping at the ground in defiance. "Nopony touches these woods! This is our home and our fields and I don't care if you're a unicorn or a princess or Nightmare Moon herself come to gobble us all up, I'm not going to let you do this! And neither are my friends, especially not..."<br/><br/>He looked over his shoulder, to see Luna on her knees. He turned back to the unicorn filly in rage. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE PRINCESS?"