It was a stormy afternoon and nearly half the ponies are in town hall, decorations covering the walls and a few games and treats over various places. Standing in the middle of all this is Twilight, wearing a huge party hat that says “Happy Birthday Twilight!” with silly faces on it, which was given to her by Pinkie. She sighs to herself and one of her best friends, Applejack, looks over at her and asks, “What’s wrong sugahcube? Ain’t ya havin’ fun?”

Twilight looks up at her and says, “Yeah, it’s a great party and I appreciate what you all did for me. Especially since Pinkie Pie convinced Mayor Mare to let us hold the part here. It’s just that Rainbow Dash isn’t here yet and I’m a bit worried, especially with that storm going on out there.”

Applejack looks outside and says, “Yeah, it IS a pretty bad storm. Nevah seen one like it. But this is Rainbow Dash we’re talkin’ about. Why, I bet she’d be saying, ‘I’ll be here in 10 seconds flat’ if she could send us a message.”

Twilight smiles at Applejacks joke. “Yeah, you got a point there. That pony is stubborn, if anything else. So, I’m sure she will be here.”

“You’re darn tootin’ she will. Now, let’s go over to the apple dunkin’ barrel. I think Rarity fell in and I want to see that.”

Twilight giggles and says, “Alright.” And they both then go help out Rarity, who is having a fit.

Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash was flying through the biggest storms she has ever encountered. “Gah, why is it so stormy? I thought the other pegisi were supposed to clear it away. Probably one of those freak storms that Spitfire talked about that come out of nowhere. Still, I can’t be late for Twilights birthday party, she’d never forgive me.” She looks over her shoulders and looks at the package strapped to her back. “Whew, at least that’s still safe.” She turns back around and sees a grey shape forming in the distance. She squints and realizes too late at what it is and before she could get out of the way, a large tree branch heads her square in the side of the head. The last thing she remembers is the ground quickly rising up to her before she blacks out.

Author's Note

This is my second MLP story. I will try to update it as soon as possible and whenever I can.