The Storm

      The yellow mare threw off her hoodie, revealing her horn and red, mixed with yellow hair. Her eyes were a bright teal, much like Fluttershy's and her cutie mark was a half red, half orange sun. She looked down to the floor, her ears flat against her head. She looked up at Twilight who stared blankly and the white one who got off her throne, hoof to her mouth. Silence took over the room once again, as shuffling was heard in the kitchen.

    Luna emerged the dining room, sacks of food being held in her magic. However, she wasn't too shocked about Sunset Shimmer coming to help, but tried snapping the ponies out of their trance. She cleared her throat, all eyes bouncing towards her.

"*Ahem* I do believe there's more that must be done, rather than eyes to a pony. The earth ponies, you are commanded to harvest any food you can find," Luna said, Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack nodding, then galloping outside with Apple Bloom following.

   "Unicorns, find any heat source you can, and gather spell books, immediately. There's no time to waste," Luna commanded once again. She stared at Fluttershy, Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash, Twilight and Spitfire, who looked at her in a way that meant if she messed up, Equestria would be destroyed, a disaster.

"Pegasi, and Twilight, you must help us clear the clouds, and evacuate the town. Equestria, if you must. I wish you luck," she said, sending them off.

     Pinkie bounced alongside Apple Jack, who was carrying an empty bucket in her jaw. The sky darkened even more, another chill brushing the earth ponies. Pinkie shivered, and as if her energy had melted away, her mane flattened, and she stopped bouncing. Apple Jack turned to her worriedly. Pinkie's fur was stiff like an icicle, her eyes... sad. Not happy, not the Element of Laughter Apple was used to knowing.

"You alright, sugarcube? Yer lookin' mighty drab, no offence," Apple said, tilting her stetson, looking to her former pink party pony. She nodded, not a word escaping her lips, nor did any thoughts come to mind. She let herself go, a sorrowful howl shaking the mighty clouds above.

     Twilight sighed as Rainbow held onto the back of her mane. She was clearly loosing a wing. Her bone was chipped, feathers missing, and most rainbow strands of hair fell off her frozen tail. Just a small amount was left, and she'd have nothing but bone soon. Her hooves struggled to hold onto the alicorn, who flew at a fair speed, making sure not to go too fast, or her friend's skin might even rip off. Rainbow winced at the cold stinging her face, and one featherless wing.

"It's g-gonna be alright, Dashie. I promise..." Twilight murmured, her voice being taken by the wind. She landed on the first patch of clouds, letting Rainbow rest on one of them. She lay, trembling, her featherless wing being tucked to her sides. Her tail, though, had no more rainbow hair on it, but just a tail, like a dog. Rainbow whimpered, pain spreading around her wings, as she let out a quiet hum of pain. Twilight sobbed, tears falling on Rainbow's  icy fur, and the two lay on that cloud, cuddled, but cold.

  A flash of light went through the sky, a bit in Rainbow and Twilight who looked up, eyeing the very last light they'd see in a while. Twilight shook her head, sobbing again, Rainbow hugging her tight. The two prayed and prayed for light, but all it did was fade, like their hearts. Looking up, Twilight mumbled,

"Let there be light," she said, looking the the weakly smiling mare who's eyes fluttered a bit. Rainbow mumbled back, ".....and there was light..."

     Sunset stared at the wall full of books, Rarity then smirking a bit. Using their magic, they levitated a large stack of books, marching to the outside weather. They eyed a green unicorn with white hair who waved a hoof to them. Sweetie Belle carried only a small pile of books with her magic, being a filly. She lay inside the carriage, laying between the sacks of oats next to her.

   A yellow earth filly trotted to her. Sweetie looked up, hugging her tightly, grinning the only grin that was placed in Equestria that day.

"Apple Bloom! Are you alright? I was so worried!" Sweetie exclaimed, letting go of her grasp on the other Crusader. Apple smiled, climbing into the back of the carriage with the unicorn filly.

"Heh, yeah, but ah'm not so sure 'bout Pinkie, though... she's kinda 'Out of it'..." Apple stated, the words 'Pinkie' and 'tiered' in the same sentence sounding weird to her.

     Sunset teleported them over, dumping the books into the unicorn's carriage. They returned inside the library, gathering more books, dumping them into the next carriage, led by a pink earth pony with a pink and black mane. They did this several times, almost reaching a half hour. Rarity fainted, this time, she wasn't being dramatic and laying on her chair. This time, she fell to the cold, hard dirt below her, body limp and being hugged by the wind that surrounded her body.

    Luna growled, her magic being sucked by the power of the storm. Behind her was Princess Cadence and Flurry Heart, who was around age nine by now, her magic forcing the clouds back. Twilight followed behind, a heavy blast of magic pushing clouds yards back. The group fought the heavy clouds, absorbing their magic, somehow.

"H-How are they- it, uh, the clouds taking our magic? That's impossible!" Flurry stated, most of her energy worn out. Luna winced, her horn frosted with thick, packed ice.

"I'm not s-sure, but it must be some kind of dark m-magic they hold!" Luna hollered over the wind.

     Twilight's magic faltered, as Flurry's wings did, surprisingly, as the pink alicorn lost her strength and descended to the land below. Panicking, Twilight dived down like an eagle, the clouds covering up her path as she crashed.

"Flurry! No, I..... I can't... Please... let me go.." Twilight hoped to herself, watching the alicorn filly become engulfed by fog and clouds and light drizzles from the sky. Twilight cast a spell, creating a lazer, which bast through the clouds, enough space fro her to fly through. She slipped through, the clouds covering her path back to the sky. She flew fast as she could, then tucking her wings to her back, letting gravity make her fall.

   She looked down, the filly nearly touching the ground, and Twilight unfurled her wings, leading her to the ground. Flurry's screams were unheard, through the wind, drizzling rain, and commotion erupting like a ready volcano.  Nearing her niece, Twilight held her hooves out to the falling fill inches below her, scooping her up, a foot before hitting ground.

     Looking up, Flurry thanked Twilight with a grateful hug. As Apple, Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Rarity, Sunset Shimmer, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Starlight and Spitfire came around, embracing each other with a hug. The lightning struck, thunder roared, and a drop of rain hit the top of Soarin's head. Nodding, Rainbow stood up, her dog-like tail, and one wing made of pure iron and the other of blue feathers, but not afraid. Another growl erupted, as Rainbow's voice followed.

            "It is time,"