"Oh crap, Oh crap, Oh crap!" The general grabbed him by the collar bone and heaved him over the edge. Seconds passed before Walker registered what happened. His life was going to end, as fast as that. He started screaming, he just let the feelings wash over him. Frustration, anger, regret. As he watched the platform he saw six flashes, six objects then followed his descent.

The objects caught up to him easily as they were not trying to slow their free-fall. What he saw tormented him. Burnt, charred remains of his squad would accompany him to his grave. A thousand things crossed his mind as to how it all could've been prevented, but he only felt an overwhelming guilt. Those soldiers were dead because of him.

He decided it then and there. The platform now a speck in the metal sky, he closed his eyes and embraced death. None may know his demise, but if there was an afterlife, he would enter it with bravery. He felt and heard the crunches of his teammates and then quickly followed.
[••]
"This dress is just delightful!" Chimed Rarity. Applejack swiftly replied, "Yes it's wonderful, now can I take the darned thing off!" Rarity gave a sigh and nodded, before the nod was complete Applejack was already tugging at the zipper. "Stop! You'll rip it!" Rarity rushed over to assist Applejack, "You must be more careful dear, this took time and effort to make."

"We'll I'm not the one that makes a dress outta five layers o' wool, I'm bakin' in this thing!" The dress finally came off and Applejack emerged, disgruntled, and hot, she bid Rarity a farewell and rushed to Sweet Apple acres, mumbling along the way about stupid favors.

Caught in her rambles, she failed to notice a bright, fiery, large object hurtling towards the town square.
Only until folk started screaming did Applejack notice. Her first instinct was to run, but her heart skipped a beat when she realized it was heading right for Rarity's. She hightailed it, as fast as her legs could carry her, it was no use. All she could do was watch as it rocketed towards the inevitable.
[••] "Applejack has some nerve not assisting me to clean up." Rarity grumbled as she picked fabric scraps with her magic. Depositing the scraps in a bin, sat stopped to marvel at the cleanliness of her boutique. Too bad. The ceiling caved inward and exploded, sending Rarity tumbling through the air and colliding with wall, instantly blacking out.

She woke up in pitch black darkness, she reached for the pain on her head and felt wet fur. She heard voices, screams calling her name. She tried with all her might to call back, but couldn't muster the strength. She wanted to just lie there, forever.

She stopped to close her eyes, all things seemed to stop around her, her friends, family what would they think of her actions! She mustn't just lie down, give up, while others could be hurt. She had to do something.

Before any action could be mustered, cracks of light started seeping through the darkness, the rays of sunshine brought hope. She clawed at the rays, gouging larger and larger holes. Something on the outside assisted her, with a final heave, the rubble was cleared and she was blinded by sunlight.

Rarity savored the warmth, and turned to thank whomever helped her. She laid eyes upon the towering creature and her heart jumped to her throat. "Hello." Rumbled the massive creature. All she could do was reply with a squeak, but the creature seemed to stagger, it backed off. Then fell into the dust.

Author's Note

First story, so all types of critique is accepted. If you have a quarrel, please comment. I can fix that.