"What happened...? My village...," Cobalt fell to his knees as he glanced at his village. His whole village was now no more. Burnt down, without a trace.

"Cobalt...," The girls stared at Cobalt with remorse. They had never seen Cobalt this distraught.

"How could this have happened?" He then remembered his mother, "Where's my mom. She was in Canterlot only a few days ago. Surely she's fine..."

"Cobalt!" A young feminine voice yelled out.

"Huh?" A young blue haired girl ran over to Cobalt and his friends, but hid when she saw his friends around him, "Lazuli, it's alright. These are my friends."

"Your... friends?"

"Yeah, don't worry. They won't cause any harm."

"Ok, Cobalt..."

"What happened here?"

"The village was burnt down. Someone's house caught fire, and the fire spread throughout the village."

"How did their house catch fire?"

"No one knows. They didn't make it."

"Do you know if anyone survived?"

"No, everyone was seperated. I even got separated from my family. I don't know where anyone is..."

"Have you been in the village at all since the fire died down."

"No..."

"Alright, girls. I think we should head inside, and check for any survivors."

"But Cobalt, shouldn't we find her family first?"

"Well, they'll know they left her behind and come back for her. I know her family. They wouldn't leave her behind," He then looked at his friends, and smiled, "By the way, this is Bright Lazuli. I used to babysit her when I lived in this village. That's why we know each other. Anyway, we have no time to waste. Let's go!"

"Right!"

"Pinkie, Applejack, you two search the east side of the village. Fluttershy, you take Lazuli, and search the west side. Sunet, you and Rainbow search around near the entrance. Rarity you're with me. We're searching the north area. Alright?"

"Yeah!"

Cobalt and Rarity searched every nook and cranny they could find. So far there were no survivors. The both of them then heard a distant horse cry. Cobalt slowly stood up and said, "Blitz?" Cobalt then did a weird sound which consisted of tongue clicks. Almost instantly, a horse came galloping like its life depended on it, "Blitz!"

"Blitz?"

The horse stopped directly in front of Cobalt, and the two stared at each other, "Hey Blitz...," Cobalt began to gently stroke its mane, "How you doing girl? Miss me?"

"Cobalt, is this your horse?"

"Yeah, I couldn't take into town because there would be no room for her to roam freely..., so I left her here."

"It's a girl?"

"Yeah, my mom raised her when she was a young one."

"That's sweet, but we should look for some survivors."

"I don't think there is any in the village. The rest probably escaped."

"Cobalt!" They then turned around to see Sunset running towards them.

"What's wrong?"

"We found your mother."

Cobalt's eyes widened as he quickly hopped on Blitz, "Hrah!" Like lightning, the two were off towards the direction Sunset ran from.

"Does he know where to go?"

"He's going the direction I came from, so he does. Come on, let's follow them."

Cobalt stopped when he saw the rest of his friends surrounding a burned down building. That building... was his house. Underneath the ashes and rubble, was Cobalt's mother.

"Mom!"

"Cobalt, what's with the horse?"

"That doesn't matter. Is my mother alright?"

"She hasn't responded to our calls. We don't know her actual condition."

Cobalt glanced at his mother as he hopped off Blitz. He knelt down in front of his mother, and held her hand, "Mom, are you alright?"

No response...

"Please, you have to tell me so I can help you..."

Still no response...

"Mom...," Cobalt did something the girls has never seen him do before... cry, "Mom, please, you can't do this. You're stronger than this. You can't die!"

His tears started to roll down his cheeks like a waterfall. If everything that has happened to him before didn't break him, then this would.

Cobalt's resolve was stone-built. It was thought to be impenetrable, but nothing can break through your resolve like the death of a close family member.

"Mom!" Cobalt yelled into the air as he hugged his mom. More so, clung to her her as his tears just wouldn't stop flowing.

His friends couldn't help but cry with him. They had never seen Cobalt break down to this extent, or more so cry. Rumbles of thunder could be heard in the distance as Cobalt continued hugging his now deceased mother.

"Cobalt, we should go..."

"Gate...," A portal to Cobalt's home now opened next to them, "Go on without me..."

"But Cobalt..."

"Go, I need to bury her, and take Blitz back with me to town. I'll see all of you in about 3 days. Tell Principal Celestia the situation."

"Cobalt...," Rarity attempted to stay, but Sunset grabbed her shoulder before she could, "Alright, don't be gone too long. We'll tell your sister about what happened here."

"Okay, please, just leave me alone for the time being. Take Lazuli with all of you. Lazuli, when I find your parents, I'll take them to you," They all nodded as they stepped through the portal. Cobalt continued looking at his deceased mother. He sighed as he picked her up, "Come on Blitz. Let's go bury her."

The two continued walking until he approached two large oak trees, "Excavate!" A hole appeared in front of Cobalt. He then said, "Manifest: Coffin!" A coffin appeared in front of them, and Cobalt placed her body in the coffin, "Farewell, Sapphire... my mother...," He levitated her coffin into the hole before covering it up. He looked at Blitz, and smiled, "Come on Blitz. Let's go look for Lazuli's family," He hopped on her, and was off.

Author's Note

Getting close to the ending everyone. I'm not gonna say much because I just got off wok, and I'm tired. So I'll get to work on the next chapter and die. See ya!