Chapter 3: The Cyclone

Being near Cloudsdale, the town of Ponyville was no stranger to tornadoes. However, the one that was brewing up near Sweet Apple Acres was one of the worst ones that were ever seen in a good ten years.
"Get the animals somewhere safe!" Big Mac called out to Rarity as she made sure to keep them safe when he looked around. "Where's Applejack? Applejack?! APPLEJACK!"
Applejack managed to get to the others as they quickly went to the storm cellar.
"It's a twister!" Applejack called out. "A twister!"
"I know Applejack, now get down here!" Rarity said as she and Rainbow Dash opened up the storm cellar.
As all this was going on, Granny Smith searched frantically for Applebloom. When the storm had come up, she looked around the area, but she was nowhere to be found!
"Applebloom?!" Granny called out. "Applebloom?!"
"Come on, everybody!" Granny heard Big Mac call out. "Into the storm cellar!"
She went to the kids as Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash had gotten into the storm cellar as Granny talked to Big Mac, half hysterical!
"Big Mac, I can't find Applejack!" Granny called out. "She's somewhere out in the storm!"
"I'm sorry, but we can't look for her now!" Big Mac insisted. "We've gotta get in the cellar!"
"APPLEBLOOM!" Granny called out one last time before letting herself be taken into the cellar by Big Mac, who quickly closed the door, dulling any and all sounds outside except the roar of the tornado.

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Applebloom rushed back home as fast as she could. She couldn't believe how selfish and stupid she was to just run away. She wasn't even mad at Granny Smith, and by now she must've found out she was gone, and if Miss Trixie was right, she might be having a heart attack any minute!
Applebloom and Winona arrived home to find a huge tornado at the farm! She rushed around the farm area to see if anyone was still outside.
"Granny!" Applebloom called repeatedly out.
Finding no one, she figured everyone had made it to the storm cellar and tried to open it, but it was locked shut already.
"Granny!" Applebloom called out, trying to fight the roar of the wind! "Big Mac!"
It was no good. Her voice just couldn't carry through the door with the cyclone roaring around. With no other options, she rushed into the house with Winona.
"I hope Granny's okay." Applebloom said to Winona as they went to their room on the way to a staircase without windows when a window frame came loose and hit Applebloom on the head, knocking her out cold as she fell onto the bed.

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Much later, Applebloom never figured out how long, she woke up and looked out the space where the window was and saw that the house was in the eye of the storm and was actually being carried up by cyclone as she could only stare.
And what things to stare at. A cow zoomed past mooing, only slightly annoyed, an old mare flew past in a rocking chair and waved at her, and two stallions rowed by on a row boat, waving as well as Applebloom could only meekly wave back as Winona came up.
"We must be up inside the cyclone!" Applebloom told Winona. "Either that, or I've lost my mind."
Winona barked angrily as someone passed who looked a lot like...
"Why..." Applebloom said. "It's Luna."
But she was wrong as the figure flew by closer, she was black, had black hair, fly wings with a crooked horn. She laughed evilly and flew down as the house ended up falling as well as the tornado dissipated.
Applebloom could only scream in terror as the house landed with a huge thud!
Applebloom gasped as the house had miraculously landed right side up. Frazzled, she picked Winona up along with the basket she had brought home with her and walked out the door.
And that is how the adventure began.

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Fun Fact: They shot the house landing on the witch by dropping a toy house from the tip of the camera and reversing the footage.