The coming of a new year.

As I sat there the next day in the hospital furious at myself over the stupid reason I had screamed at Silver for I heard a bell tinkle nearby. I stood up and walked to the window and saw outside a balloon vendor that was selling those silly balloons shaped like dogs...

"Mommy can I have one? Please please please please please please?" I said to my mom as we walked through the zoo and I noticed a balloon animal vendor selling giraffe balloons.

"Honey you know that those last no more than a few hours. Do you really want one?" She responded with a sigh.

"Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!" I said bouncing around on tables and other objects. As she walked off to go buy me a balloon time seemed to slow down as I watched a pony dressed in a black cloak go up to her and stab her. Suddenly I was swept up in an avalanche of screaming and running. "MOMMY!"...

"Why did you have to die mom? You'd be understanding of what I've just done." I sighed returning to the bed. Hearing a small click I looked up to see Applebloom walk in. As my eyes widened in surprise I noticed the small amount of redness and puffiness in her eyes,

"Applebloom? What's wrong? Where have you been? How are you? Where's Applejack?" At the last question Applebloom just put up her hoof to stop me.

"Sweetie. Applejack is dead. She was murdered. Big Mac and Fluttershy are on their way down from Appleloosa and the funeral is in 3 days." She said without a single hint of her signature accent.