Despite the humidity in the air, Rainbow had a chill that traveled from the tip of her muzzle to the end of her tail.

8 steps left... she thought to herself.

Ruffling her feathers a little, she climbed to the next step.

There was no force to keep her climbing. She didn't have to if she didn't want to either. That's what made it harder. At this point, Rainbows determination was the only thing that kept her motivated.

Another chill.

It was as if the ghosts of her past were coming back to haunt her. She heard the voices of her friends laughing with her. The echoing footsteps from the pacing. The announcement to one and all. The truth.

Flashback

Tension was in the air.

Not a few moments ago, Twilight had entered the other room to talk to the princess, leaving the five friends to their thoughts. But sometimes the mind only needs silence to create its most evil delusions.

All of the mares were sat in a line against the wall opposite the grand doors, as if afraid of what lay behind them.

Then came the moment of truth.

One of the doors opened to reveal a very distraught Twilight.

"Girls,... I think you deserve to hear this..." She whispered, motioning for each of them to come inside.

In the circular room, sat Princess Cadence, Princess Luna and Princess Celestia who each turned to face the new arrivals.

"Hello, my Elements of Harmony. Please come in and take a seat." Celestia welcomed and looked out of her window. "I do believe you have had a long night." She said raising the sun as she spoke.

"You could say that..." Rainbow concluded rubbing the back of her neck with a hoof bashfully.

Applejack took the silence that hung in the air to ask the question that they had waited for.

"What happened back there Twi?"

Silence.

Nopony moved for a while, each of the Princesses not wanting to speak what the future held.

After a few minutes, Celestia took initiative and began to explain.

"As each of you know, Twilight Sparkle saw something a little out of the ordinary in the sky yesterday, which lead to her stargazing during the night." All of the mares nodded and looked to Celestia to continue. "It gives me great pain to tell you this, but what Miss Sparkle spied through her telescope was in fact a meteor."

All five of the mares gasped, looking at one another in shock. Twilight had a good reason to react the way she did when looking through the telescope.

Taking a deep breath, the Princess continued.

"After further examination from Princess Luna, it has been confirmed to be heading our way. Working out the exact time will be challenging but it will be around 4 or 5 days till it arrives. I suggest getting prepared for the main collision."

Nopony spoke.

It was in that moment that they knew life would never be the same. All of them exchanging looks of despair and fear.

Finally, someone decided to break the gloomy atmosphere.

"Come on now y'all," Applejack smiled "we can't just sit here. We have a job to do. We need to warn the citizens of Equestria as fast as possible. It's our job to make sure every moment counts... what'd ya say?"

A new determination came formed in the mares. This was their moment. It's what they accepted when they became elements and they would be damned if they didn't live up to the responsibility. This is what they were born to do. This is what they were chosen to do.

Without a word more, the six got up and left to fulfil their roles of the elements while the Princesses prepared to warn their kingdoms.

The worst was on its way.

Author's Note

This is my least favourite chapter,... I know it's very short but an update will come soon now that this boring chapter is out of the way.