The wind howled as it tore leaves from the trees. Branches snapped under the sheer force of the wind. Apples falling left and right from trees all over Sweet Apple Acres, many being bruised or damaged badly. Applejack was out in the field's with Big Macintosh catching as many of the apples as they could before they could hit the ground to avoid being damaged. No sooner as one bushel had been filled then another one was kicked into play. Big Macintosh breathed heavily as he ran as fast as his hooves could carry him, ducking and weaving to avoid falling branches and catching falling apples as they were blown from the trees. He yelled to Applejack as he finished filling another bushel and rushed to get another.
"AJ! Don't worry about the apples, Ah've got as much of the field covered as ah can. Go find ah Pegasus and see why the weather is acting all crazy."
"But, Mac, we need to..." Applejack was suddenly cut off by Big Macintosh as he stomped the ground hard sending a small tremor around her.
"No buts! Now GET!" He snorted as he started running to catch more apples.
Applejack's eyes went wide in surprise at Big Macintosh's sudden vocal outburst. She hesitated for a moment then took off toward Ponyville at top speed. Although the wind was gusting all around, there was no rain to be seen or felt. The sky was covered in thick grey clouds which seemed to roll with the wind. AJ made it quickly into Ponyville and began looking all around for a Pegasi. She was mainly looking for Rainbow Dash, as she could make it to Cloudsdale to find out what is wrong with the weather, but had no luck. A loud crack of lightning shot across the sky briefly illuminating everything in sight then going back to a dull grey as the wind continued its torrent. AJ was having a hard time moving in the wind, she looked around for some cover but all the shops and houses were shut tight. No lights were on anywhere in sight.
"Gotta find shelter. This is getting to dangerous for anypony teh be out in." She said as she continued looking around.
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Twilight settled in quietly listening to the wind outside as it continued tearing through Ponyville. Spike was curled up underneath a blanket at her side, shivering slightly in fear as the huge tree library creeked and groaned under the constant pressure of the wind. The creaking began to grow as a loud SNAP was heard, then a loud crash. A gust of wind began filling the library as it had snapped off the large balcony overhang branch on the Tree house library. Twilight jumped up, running up the small flight of stairs to the area were the balcony once stood, using her magic to block the wind.
"SPIKE! I need you to take an emergency letter!" Twilight yelled over the roaring wind as it pressed harder against her magical barrier. Spike rushed and got a red piece of parchment then back to Twilight who was straining her magic against the wind. He put quill to parchment as Twilight began.
"Princess, This is urgent! Ponyville and possibly all of Equestria may be in danger from this storm. A part of the library has already suffered heavy damage and I am using all my power to keep it together from this terrible wind. Why are the Pegasi creating such a terrible storm? If this continues then there may be many injured ponies and creatures from this constant wind damaging things. Please help. Twilight" She spoke as Spike began rolling the parchment into a bund and breathed in to send it.
"Wait Spike, Us the emergency breathe, that will send it to Celestia and not just her chambers or throne. Spike gave a shudder as he took in a deep breathe and held it. He opened his mouth and breathed out slowly letting loose what seemed like a blue slow motion flame as it incinerated the parchment in his hand. Instead of floating away in a green smoke though like a normal sent letter. This one vanished into thin air being instantly delivered to Celestia. Only a few moment had past when Spike let loose a loud burp that turned into a reply parchment from Celestia. Spike quickly began to read it.
"Twilight, I am currently in Cloudsdale speaking with the weather team, This weather phenomenon is not due to the Pegasi, but due to an extremely rare magic storm that hasn't been seen for several hundred years. I have seen many in the past and they will always have destructive force. Please if you are able, let everypony you know about this danger, and to remain indoors or undercover until it has past. I do not wish to see another pony hurt. I am unable to use my magic to try and disperse the storm as magic usage will only make it worse in the areas nearest to the magic focal point. Please do not worry about the library. Do not use your magic for any means unless there is no other choice. Stay safe. Celestia."
Twilight gasped at the thought of the princess being unable to do anything about the storm and the fact magic could cause it to get worse. Realization hit her, she was using magic to block the broken staircase from wind. She immediately stopped the magic flow letting the air rush in. The wind had gained much force since she began using her magic hitting her and Spike hard, pushing them back and down the staircase. She squinted her eyes through the massive force of wind and located spike picking him up. She yelled over the roaring wind.
"We need to get to Sweet Apple Acres! The Apple family has several storm cellars everypony can use for shelter."
Spike nodded and held on tight to Twilight as she made way to the door of the library. Twilight braced herself on the side of the door and opened it. The force of wind literally tore the door from its hinges as she opened the door causing it to fly across the room and wedge itself like a knife into a bookcase causing books and paper to fly in every direction. She squinted her eyes as she forced herself outside through the wind. Upon making it out the door though the wind shifted directions and was now blowing away from her, into the direction she was going. Although she could now see, she couldn't help but be pushed in that direction. Every step she took made her move roughly 5 steps in order to keep her from falling. She managed to make it just down the street to Sugar cube corner. She noticed a sign in the window. "Evacuated". She then looked across the street and to other houses and shops, Almost everyone of them had that sign. Twilight smiled knowing her friends were now probably safe and picked up pace giving a light trot as the wind blew her harder making it seem as if she was running at full speed toward Sweet Apple Acres.
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Applejack was not fairing well. She had almost made it to Ponyville when a rouge limb had struck her hard on her front right leg. She could no longer walk in the wind without falling down so she had taken shelter in a small cave on side of the path to Ponyville. She lay quietly as she watched debris fly around outside. She gave a sigh as she laid her head down. She hated not being able to help anyone and hated even worse getting hurt. Even though she was a workhorse, she was always careful to not get hurt. AJ snapped upright as she saw a purple pony skid by the cave on their side. The pony smacked hard into a tree and lay there out cold. She peeked her head out of the cave as the wind rushed by. The wind was now gale force and was uprooting trees left and right. AJ squinted to see what pony was crazy enough to be out in this weather. She looked over to the tree where the little purple pony lay, she saw some movement as something else purple detached from the pony.
"Oh hayseed, its Twilight and Spike." She said, her heart racing seeing Twilight hurt. Spike managed to stand up only to be forced back onto Twilight who was out cold. He reached down and shook her hard trying to wake her but to no avail. A rope suddenly lashed out in the wind against Spike and Twilight. Spike looked up seeing the rope and gave it a tug, the rope tugged back. He traced it back to what he saw was a cave but couldn't see who was pulling it. Without thinking he tied the rope around Twilight then pulled himself along the length of the rope edging his way to the cave. After what seemed like an eternity he made it into the cave.
"Oh thank Celestia yer ok. Where's Twilight?" AJ said welcoming the young dragon into the cave.
"APPLEJACK!" He yelled rushing up to her giving her a hug. "Ow careful there partner. My legs hurt." She said lifting it to avoid any weight being put on it.
"I'm sorry, but we need to get Twilight in here, she's hurt to. We'll need to drag her in." He said as he picked up the rope and tugged.
"Here Spike, Tie the rope to me and push me. We can pull her into the cave."
After a few moment AJ and Spike were slowly dragging the unconscious unicorn toward the cave. After a few minutes they had managed to pull Twilight into the cave. She was still out cold and covered in dirt and leaves from outside, Her left side was scratched and bruised from the drag, her head was bleeding badly. AJ gave Twilight a gentle nudge trying to wake her and was greeted with a soft groan. "Oh thank Celestia she's alive." AJ smiled laying down beside the purple pony, trying to keep her warm. The three friends sat quietly huddled together inside the cave, waiting to see when the storm would stop and help could be reached.
the storm part II (fixed)
As Ethan Snow trotted down the long concrete corridor, Ethan could feel a chill go down his spine. He wondered what his mission could be if it came from the Mentor himself. Evan tho the team was almost master assassins, being in the Brotherhood for there whole lifes. They had just come back from there last mission and had just a little time to eat and rest. As he continued to think, he arrived at a large wooden door, with two guards at either side.
As he approached the door, the guards began to push it open, revealing the large room that was the Mentor's sanctuary. Inside stood an aged man gazing out of a large window. Ethan entered the room and knelt before the man in front of him.
"We have come as you have ordered, Sir. For what task do you require our services?" He spoke in the most respectable tone he could muster, but he sounded more like a nervous kid caught stealing an apple than an assassin.
The elderly man turned to face the assassins behind him, giving him an almost sentimental smile. Though it was hard to be seen as sentimental when those around you know of the countless amount of lives you have taken throughout your own life.
"I have called you here to give you a very important assignment..."
By the time the Mentor finished explaining the mission, his expression turned back to a stern, serious look. He had turned to look out the window that looked down upon the town of Boston. He saw only the symbol of Carter ( a evil man who took over the city 20 years ago) on banners spread across buildings and walls, which in the last few years had changed from the image of a sun and moon to the red cross that was the insignia of the Templars.
Ethan stood up and took 4 steps backwards, then spoke in a much more relaxed tone. " We will not fail you, Mentor. we shall leave as soon as you assign what weapons to use." He turned around and began to head towards the large door he had entered through until he heard his Mentor speak.
"You are not going to have one of your brothers accompany you. This mission is far too dangerous for more than one member to take part of. Even more than one stranger to the city could raise unwanted attention. This task is yours and yours alone. Good luck, my son."
Ethan turned to exit once more and walked out of the room, down to corridor he entered through. He was excited to finally have a mission of his own, not having to share his success( but he never had done a mission with out his team). He was also deeply afraid of the possibility of failure and maybe even death by the hands of the Templars. He exited the large building and began his walk to the train that would take him to his destination.
Well, I've got a good mission that gets me out of Boston for maybe a few days. He thought to himself. Or maybe just a few hours. I mean, how hard can it be to kill the most important man in all of boston, Carter himself?
