Episode 6 - The Road Back Home

Sunset walked slowly in the middle of the group, her clothes burned and torn by the explosion that freed her. Even so, she felt calm; an emotion she didn't feel ever since she escaped Equestria in her search and managed to dodge the enforcers of the queen.

She was inside her mind as the group silently walked through the snowy landscape, she remembered everyone who was there; The Stoic Big Mac and the energetic crusaders. But everything was alien to her.

The city was in shambles, and everything seemed to have changed places; and the people seemed to have grown older, that without talking about the creatures she saw when she was hiding in the forest before being captured.

"Why the long face?" - Sweetie Belle spoke to Sunset

"Everything is...wrong!" - Sunset quietly answers - "The last time I was here, the city was beautiful, and you all were kids, and now... I thought I was in the wrong place."

Big Mac was at the front of the group, carrying Moonshine on his back, he took off his helmet showing his long blond hair and full beard; and he glanced at Sunset for a split second.

"Things changed."

"What do you mean, Big Mac?"

"Ask twilight, she has the answers."

Sunset was confused and looked at the crusaders for help, but got none. In fact, she approached Scootaloo to offer help since she was hurt in the last battle. The other crusaders, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom just shrugged with apologetic smiles.

Canterlot encampment - Main Building - Gymnasium

Around twenty individuals were standing up in line next to a makeshift mat, and above it with a smug smile, Rainbow Dash stood proud.

"So, you all believe you are hardened and strong" - Rainbow started flexing her arm - "But it is all bullshit, and I will teach you all how to be really strong!"

All the young fighters looked at her, their eyes shining in admiration for one of the five strongest of Canterlot. Seeing her goal being archived, Rainbow started strolling along the edge of the mat, preparing for the demonstration.

~~SLAM~~

With a fast glance, Rainbow Dash saw the blond country girl opening the door with the strength she would use to beat one of the greatest monsters of the city, and she could see the fire of fury reflected from that emerald green eyes of hers.

Something was really wrong with her.

"Flash, take rookies and train them today"

"Yes m'am. And you...?"

"I don't know yet, but it looks like I will try to stop an earthquake."

Apple Jack hands and boots were still dirty from working on the fields, but she didn't care. Twilight has fucked up, and she would need to have a piece of her mind.

After entering the gymnasium of the former schools, she directed herself to the halls, the fast way to the Director's Office, but something, or better, someone, appeared in her way.

"AJ, I was thinking you were working right now and..."

"cut it down, dash. You know why i'm 'ere."

"hãn?"

"I will talk to twilight right now"

"You won't, you are too much fired up. Calm yourself first and..."

It was fast, without thinking, Apple Jack right fist launched forward, pouching in a cross motion, but Rainbow managed to throw her head back in the nick of time to avoid the strike. Even so, the wind behind the strength of the punch could be felt by the rookies on the mat.

"Rainbow, i already told you. I will talk to twilight now."

Rainbow saw the determination and cheer stubbornness of her friend, in her mind, there was only a way to stop her friend from doing something really dumb.

With this in mind, Rainbow took some steps backward and entered a fight stance.

The Rookies and even Flash Sentry stopped their warm-up to see the event in front of them.

But Apple Jack didn't care, she had an idea in her mind and would not back down; releasing her powerful magic and making Rainbow Dash answered in kind.

"AJ, you honestly think it is a good idea to do this?"

"I honestly think you should take care of your god-damn business!"

"AJ, you are doing something stupid!" Rainbow Dash spoke loudly – "You need to stop this!"

"Twilight sent Moonshine ALONE with that Cheerilee, but he awoke his power less than SIX months ago. SIX!" - Apple Jack shouted back - "He got injured and NO ONE TOLD ME! NO ONE!"

This took Rainbow back, because she knew and was the one to make everything so that Apple Jack wouldn't know about everything before the situation was resolved.

"Sorry, AJ, but you won't go there till you chill out"

"THEN TRY TO STOP M..."

Apple Jack stopped, feeling a small prick in her neck. First she was confused, not knowing what happened, looking at Rainbow Dash as her eyes got heavy and her body was stiff.

"Rainbow, what you di.d..."

"What...?"

Rainbow was confused, she was certain she would need to fight her friend because of her stubborn behavior but, from nowhere she just fell down out.

"Wow, that was close."
A singing voice came from somewhere with the halls of the former school, and from there a bright-eyed woman adorning a beautiful crafted camouflage cloth and holding a blowpipe appeared.

"Pinkie?"

"No, silly, I'm the king of Denmark. Now help me here to take her to the hospital, remember I didn't 'wake' like you all."' - Pinkie spoke happily, taking apple jack upper body - "We need to walk fast, he will be down just for some minutes... I'm think; well whatever. We need to work fast!"

"Hãn?"

"Yes, silly, they are coming home, and we need a party!"

Author's Note

Yeah... I know...
I promised that this chapter would have 2k+ words, but something really unexpected happened...

See, in the last week a had been feeling sick, but in my heavenly wisdom chose to stay quiet and take some pills, that was the reason that the last chapter was short and the same reason why this chapter is even short but i was trlly wrong... so ... I'm sorry.

Everything come to a halt some days ago, when i couldn't get out of bed... so yeah, It was pretty bad.

But everything is going to be better now, this weekend I saw a doctor, and I am medicated (and in quarantine) but I am ~~(almost~~) certain it is not covid... anyway, I will finish writing the next chapter tomorrow, seeing that I'm feeling better and better.

So, once again, sorry and till the next chapter.