The train slowly screeched to a halt as the tracks diapered. The conductor walked in through the door and took off his hat and said. "End of the line ladies. Prepare yourselves the city has seen brighter days." The six friends slouched out of their seats and began walking to the door. Applejack trotted ahead of the others, looking as if she's seen a ghost, or she was about to see one.

The conductor was right about the city. Just from the girls perspective they could clearly see the fires and the ruins of what used to be a beautiful city. Fire decorated the roofs and sides of most of the buildings, or at least the ones that were still standing. Luckily the bridge connecting the land to Manehatten was still intact aside from a couple of support cables dangling from under the bridge.

Rainbow Dash couldn't find the words to say so all that came out was. "Uh...I...um...wh" She just sat their and shook in disbelief. Her breaths coming out in halves. For once Pinkie Pie was speechless. Not even a halfhearted giggle bounced off of her tongue. Rarity and Twilight shared the same horrified look as they both stared at the rubble, eyes wide open with fear. Fluttershy was curled in a ball, terrified and sobbing.

But the worst was Applejack. She just stood and stared at it, petrified with terror. Knees trembling, breath shaky, and her eyes were bliss as if the very soul was stripped straight out the sockets. She was a mix of all the others fear all mashed up into one racing heart.

Twilight regained her composure and managed to address the others with a trembling voice. "E-everypony calm down we need to search the city for survivors, or whatever caused this. If you see Discord Don't confront him without us. Fluttershy you and Pinkie go and search the Market District, Rainbow Dash you and I will go and search the Housing District, Rarity and Applejack you two will cover the.."

"Park, were going to search the park." Applejack interrupted, still not moving an inch from where she stood. "Please Twilight, I need to check the Park." She continued. She knew that the Park was on the other side of the city, but she didn't care one bit.

"Alright Applejack, if you really need to check the Park then I wont stop you." She replied clearly seeing that her friend was in an unstable condition that no amount of words or reasoning could shake her out of.

She just nodded and began to sprint down the road,right passed a semi destroyed sign that read. "Manehatten square."

"Rarity, go with Applejack and make sure she stays safe. What ever may have caused this might still be lurking around, and one more thing. Under no circumstance can you die, understood." Twilight said giving reassuring nod before turning around to talk to the others.

Rarity nodded back and began sprinting after Applejack, gaining speed with every second that her hooves hit the ground, until she was completely out of sight.

Faster and faster she ran, never losing pace and never straying from her path. Applejack knew that no matter what she couldn't stop until she knew that her entire reason for being here was still alright. She ran passed shattered windows to store stores, cafes, and a what looked like a bank, and the streets riddle with rubble, blood, and bodies. But there was no time to mourn. The entrance to the Park was just up ahead and already Applejack could smell smoke. She took a quick glance upwards to see the fire that was bellowing from inside the Park.

"Applejack, dear can you please slow down? My hooves are feeling absolutely awful and I believe that I'm beginning to sweat." Rarity panted, struggling to keep pace with the champion workhorse dashing towards the doorway that led into the Park, that for some reason Applejack has become obsessed with.

Applejack heard her friends cries but couldn't stop for anything, not even her own friend that surprisingly managed to keep up with her.But never mind that she had to keep on running, hoping that it wasn't to late.

It didn't take long for Applejack to cross over the burning remains of the park. But when she had made it to her destination it had already been to late. What she witnessed was to much for her to bare and she crumpled into a heep of sorrow and disbelief. This realization gave Rarity enough time to catch up to see her friend in a mess of emotions."Noooo! Darn it no!" She screamed.

"Whats ever is the matter Applejack, are you alright?" Rarity asked unknowing of what events have transpired before her friend.

Applejack just slowly raised her shaking hoof in a direction of what looked like a burning Tree House. That was half crumpled down.

It took Rarity a moment to notice something that made her heart jump straight out of her throat. Amiss the rubble and charcoal, was a small blue and gold cape hanging off a lose pipe stuck in the ground. Rarity immediately realized what it was, and why wouldn't she? After all it, was made in her boutique. She understood everything that happened now. "Applejack i'ts just a Tree House, why are you so upset." She asked puzzled.

Then, it all became clear of what she was pointing at. Just a couple yards from the cape, leaning up against a wall, was a small earth pony. The was yellow, well she would've been yellow if it wasn't for the semi burnt skin. She had red hair tied in a pink bow, with blank orange eyes. But the one thing that was most noticeable, was that she had no cutie mark.

"Oh Celestia no." She said leaning down next to Applejack, holding her trying to siphon out some of her sorrow. It was in vain, for Applejack just started to wail in agony. The pain of what she saw finally got the better of her, forcing out every tear that was physically possible.

Minuets turned into hours, and still the cries rang through the air, never stopping, never losing pitch. When she was finally done, her eyes were bloodshot from crying. She just lied in Rarity's arms sobbing and rocking herself, until she tired her self out and fell into a deep sad sleep.

Rarity, still holding Applejack in her arms looked up at the sky, waiting for her friend to wake up, wondering how if she will still be the same pony from before. "Oh Applebloom I'm so sorry." Then she closed her eyes and fell asleep, hoping that when she awoke, it would all be a bad dream. But in this world, there's no such thing as a bad dream, just reality.

Author's Note

Hi everyone, here's chapter 5, and let me say that I cried writing this chapter. Applebloom's death will not be forgotten. I had reasons for writing this chapter, but I know that they don't justify the tragedy that I have created. With this chapter I give purpose for Applejack later in the story. I am truly sorry and all hate for what I've done is welcome. By the way, from here on out I have a CO writer, and her name is Lady_Facepalm. She's a very talented writer, a good friend of mine, and I look forward to our partnership. You may want to check her out, she has some amazing stories. Oh yeah and one more thing, I have a blog for anypony who has ideas for stories or chapters so if you have an idea and want it to be heard, then message me and we'll talk. Well that's all guys, and sorry again for Applebloom. WUB YAH!