[KathrynKat]

Quest 1B - A Ride in the Twisted Forest
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- 1 Time Quest!

- Write a story about your experience for a ride in the forest riding Tiger
- Continue your story from Q1A for the ride!
- Experiences, What you saw, what might make a bad or good experience
- Did the forest seem cursed or Enchanted? What part of the forest had you explored?

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[b]Ride in the Twisted Forest;[/b]


Quest-line #01! These are all the Quests "First Visit" Please do them in order.
Q1A | Q1B | Q1C | Q1D

Q1A <- Previous Quest | Next Quest -> Q1C

[KathrynKat]

Quest Reward

Bottle of CETF Water x1
Tickets x5
Candy Tokens x2

[Spiritstar3]

Ride in the Twisted Forest;

Resident tossed his head as he walked, once in awhile nudging me to make sure I was alright. I was so glad for my lovely spotted, brownish boy to be here, as he was one that could definitely handle this place. We came upon a nice well, from which I thought he could get a drink, but then again, I’d brought a water bottle and a small bucket for him. I let Resident take a drink, which he gladly did, though got nervous when he suddenly raised his head... He perked his ears, turning his head this way and that, then let out a squeal.

From behind a tree appeared a stunning stallion, though due to some rumors this made me nervous...He seemed to look right into my soul, staring directly at me like that, which served to only make me the more nervous. I shook my head, scolding myself, and slowly moved towards him. I thought, if he had a name, it must be Tiger, as that was most suitable due to his tiger-like striping. The stallion scented me a moment then nudged me, seeming to want me up on his back. I’d left the bucket and bottle, but figured we’d be back after.

Along the way, we spotted some suspicious mushrooms, which he seemed to want to keep Resident and I away from, because when Resident tried to investigate, Tiger squealed and nipped at him. We moved on, coming upon a pumpkin or two which we were allowed to touch, and some pretty mushrooms Tiger actually allowed my boy to sniff and nose at. I figured they must be good mushrooms, by his different reaction to Resident going over. I’d seen a twisted tree one way, but Tiger seemed to have deliberately taken us the other.

This must be the Enchanted forest, but did that mean there was also a Cursed one? There’d definitely been a twisted tree, so it was odd there were suspicious mushrooms this way, but I guessed it happened. I figured the good of the forest probably shriveled them up or something, though. After awhile, Tiger turned and brought us back to where I’d left the bucket, letting me down and nudging me back towards what I assumed was the way back to the park. I waved good bye, picked up the bucket, and got back on Resident.

[Rondell]

Ride in the Twisted Forest;

Whilst lunching near that darling little well I mentioned earlier, I suddenly heard a rustle in the bushes behind me. Not knowing quite what to expect, I whirled around and held up the closest object I could lay hands on to defend myself... my cheese sandwich. Fortunately the creature that emerged into the small clearing didn't seem bent on having me as a snack. Though he LOOKED frighting enough!

He also didn't seem intimidated by my sandwich in the slightest.

I glanced between the beautifully striped Grel and the thing in my hand several times before lowering the sandwich and chuckling sheepishly, embarrassed, but thankful no one had been around to see my reaction. The Grels in this forest were supposed to be insane, yes, but... clearly I was the only one off their rocker here! I felt perfectly at peace with this strange stallion. It was almost as if he exuded an aura of calm!

Before I knew what I was doing, I'd left my cheese sandwich sitting on the stony rim of the well, and had clambered up onto the bare back of the stallion. In retrospect, I wonder if he hypnotized me or something. I can't think of any other reason for me to have done something so brash!

The next few hours passed by in a blur. All I really remember is is that the stallion - fully in control of this little venture - took me to visit several interesting locals within the forest. When we returned to the clearing where I'd lunched, it was almost dark and my cheese sandwich had vanished. I slipped to the ground, nearly losing my balance after being Grel-back for so long. And when I turned around, the strange stallion had gone the way of my sandwich. Not a trace remained of him.

Had it all been a dream? Had I simply sleep-eaten my cheese sandwich...?

The world may never know.

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[~Kaya]

Ride in the Twisted Forest;

"So this is the place the locals say the forest begins...but I don't see any forest?" I let out a small sigh before looking at the map.
The locals I spoke with had marked the forest location on the map for me, but said it wouldn't be very wise to try to find it. Maybe this was why? I pondered for awhile looking back and forth between the map and my current location but the seemed to be nothing.

Figuring I was mislead I turned around to head back but as soon as I did I heard a feint sound. I couldn't quite make it out but it was enough to send shivers down my spine. Upon turning back around there was an immense amount of mist now coming from the area I had just been staring at for the last five or so minutes.

"What the? What is this?" I asked myself as I traveled deeper and deeper into the mist the more dense it got. I turned to look back but there was no sign of the park I was just in. Trudging on I made my way to what looked like a well with what looked like two trees on either side. Looking at the well it seemed to be in pristine condition, the trees looked other worldly one looked healthy while the other looked like it had died and withered. Making notes in my journal of the trees and local foliage of the place to keep track and research later when I have time. I was so intrigued with blotting down everything I didn't notice that I wasn't alone anymore...

Turning around from my last note I nearly lost my breath, just a few feet away was a Grelificent. But it didn't look like the ones back home, it had a massive boney head with horns growing from the top. I was frozen in place looking at this stallion which had come to investigate who I was, but that's all I remember. I must have blacked out as the next thing I know I was on the Grel's back, it seemed surreal, the forest looked almost dream like as he took me along the paths. "Maybe this forest really is enchanted!" I remember thinking to myself. Before I knew it we were back at the well, and the atmosphere seemed to be different but I couldn't figure out why...

I didn't have a chance to thank the beautiful stallion for the ride, he seemed to have disappeared while I was pondering new found strangeness of the well. Something seemed off...but what? Was the sight I saw on horseback just an illusion?

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[hellb0und]

ride in the twisted forest;
what was i to make of the forest? thus far, it'd been nothing but enchanting, yet i knew better
than to believe there were no ill-intentions awaiting within its depths. for deceit came in the
prettiest of packages. keeping a vigilant eye on everything which surrounded me, constantly l
ooking around, i stopped upon staring directly into the great depths of what looked to be, but
probably wasn't, an abandoned cave. uninviting and eerie, i took a few steps forward, not sure
if i was dumb or brave. i knew of my courage but perhaps this wasn't the place to have it. a low,
throaty grunt was what followed, and i dared call into the cave for whatever creature await wit
hin it, "come out and face me!" i hollered, cupping my hands around my mouth. all was silent  
ter that. i waited a tad longer, my fingers balled into tightly-woven fists. after an extended amo
unt of time, i continued stalking forward. quirking an eyebrow upon suddenly realizing it had go
ne dark, completely pitch black. leaving me nearly sightless and entirely reliant on my vision whi
ch wasn't the greatest in the first place. squinting my eyes, i hissed as a pricker bush caught on
my leg. i shook my leg violently, willing it away. managing to escape, that was only the first of m
any plants i'd be facing. as i peered off into the darkness, nothing showed at first, until my gaze
met directly with two crimson eyes, which appeared to be glowing. i blinked to ensure i wasn't ju
st hallucinating, and sure enough, they remained. looking away for one second, as i felt somethi
ng scatter across my boot when my head arose once more they were gone. vanished. shaking my h
ead in disbelief and confusion, i stopped in my tracks as i heard a pair of hooves meeting with the
ground, over and over, it was distant at first, but quickly grew closer. acting promptly, i ducked into
a nearby bush, expecting the thing to gallop right past me. sure enough, it stopped dead before
me. although once i got a closer look of it, it wasn't frightening at all. it was almost cute. i stood,
startling the creature and sending it rearing up. "hey hey hey, easy there." i mutter, identifying it
as a stallion. reaching my hand out, the creature snorts, sending a puff of fog from its open sockets
where a nose should be. "why don't we go for a ride, eh?" i inquire, cocking my head to the side. as
if it can understand me, it positions itself to allow me onto it's back. i jump on, my fingers interlacing
with its long tufts of fur, using them for leverage. i obviously had no control over the beast, but i
decided to trust it.
the rest passed by far too quickly for my own liking. it took me to many different places, showed me
things i'd never seen. it brought me back to the entrance of the forest, where i hopped off it's back.
before i could do anything else, it was nowhere to be found. gone with the wind.
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[Lady Mascaraed]

Ride in the Twisted Forest;

Looks like I’m taking a ride in the twisted forest. Hopefully, the trickster Halloween Grell does not show up. The moon was full that night, oh boy! Was it chilly that night. The owls whooed and the bats screeched, the branches swayed in the wind, the horses hooves clippity clopped on the dirt road. The wolves howled to the moon, as I continued to ride through the twisted forest, I became quite lost in the fog, I tried to figure out which way to go, but I could not. I suddenly saw a Halloween Grell and he decided to guide me through the twisted forest and helped me collect the things on my list and gave me some Halloween candy. I was lucky to not have seen the trickster Halloween Grell.