It was a rather long and tough night for everypony. Apple Bloom fell asleep, but she kept finding herself dreaming about her new timberwolf friend, and where she found a spinning arrow in front of her. "What...?" she then wondered. "What's that?" she then took a closer look. "An arrow... A spinning arrow...?"

The arrow continued to spin around and around and around and around and then stops, pointing forward. Apple Bloom looked dizzy from the spinning arrow, so she blinked a moment and then looked to where the arrow was pointing once it stopped spinning, and where she saw it pointing to a sunrise.

Apple Bloom's eyes glowed as she then stepped over to follow where the arrow had pointed to. And where she saw a war about to happen and where she saw that her and Timber and Patch were in the middle of it to try and stop it. This made her eyes widen. She had a feeling this would happen soon. Apple Bloom woke up from her dream as the rooster crowed.

---

Granny Smith was outside, checking the crops while Applejack made breakfast for the family this morning.

"Uh, Granny, can I ask ya somethin'?" Apple Bloom came to her grandmother.

"Sure thing, Sugar Cube." Granny Smith said while checking on the crops.

"Ah... Ah had this dream..." Apple Bloom started.

"Oh, a dream!" Granny Smith beamed. "Let's hear all about it!"

"Well, it starts with me and...This friend of mine and then in front of me; there's this spinning arrow." Apple Bloom said.

"A spinning arrow, eh?" Granny Smith asked.

"Yes, Ah saw it..." Apple Bloom explained the best she could. "Ah could see it spinning faster, an' faster, an' faster... Until suddenly, it stops."

Winona's eyes and head seemed to spin with Apple Bloom's spinning until she then stopped and made herself dizzy.

"Hmm... Well, it might be leading to yer destiny." Granny Smith said.

"My destiny, are ya sure, Granny?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Yep, at least that's what yer great-great-grandmother told me." Granny Smith said.

"Great-Great-Grandmother...?" Apple Bloom tilted her head at her estranged grandmother.

"Yes, which would be my grandmother since my ma would be yer great-grandmother." Granny Smith explained.

"Ohh." Apple Bloom smiled.

"Get it now?" Granny Smith smiled back.

"Yeah..." Apple Bloom nodded. "So, um, what happened and what did you do?"

"Well, I asked my granny the same question you asked me about yer spinning arrow dream." Granny Smith smiled.

"You had that dream too?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Yes, that's how I met your grandpappy of course." Granny Smith giggled.

"Aw!" Apple Bloom smiled until she paused. "Wait, the spinning arrow dream led you to Grandpappy?"

"Oh, yes..." Granny Smith nodded. "It took a while until Ah realized it was pointin' to him all along. From then on, Ah believed that those dreams were meant to lead one to their special somepony."

"Erm... What if, say, it pointed to a different species than a pony?" Apple Bloom asked. "Y'all wouldn't think that was unusual, would ya?"

"Well, Ah would indeed say that it was a different kind of love." Granny Smith smiled.

"Ya wouldn't disown me, would ya?" Apple Bloom asked as she then shuffled her hoof as she started to have feelings for Timber after he had saved her life last night.

"Of course not, Sugar Cube, no matter who ye were in loved with." Granny Smith smiled.

"Thanks, Granny..." Apple Bloom smiled back thankfully.

Apple Bloom decided to leave the rest of the dream to herself.

"Was there anythin' else you wanted, Half-Pint?" Granny Smith asked her youngest grandchild.

"Uh, no, thanks, Granny, Ah'm glad we had this talk," Apple Bloom smiled. She soon saw Patch sneaking around to the Everfree Forest after she saw him make hand/hoof signals. "Uh, Ah'll see ya later, Granny."

"Okay, deary, Ah gotta tend to these crops, winter will be a'comin' before ya know it." Granny Smith said as she then went back to her garden.

Apple Bloom soon rushed into the Everfree Forest.

---

Patch paced around, then stopped once he saw the earth filly coming.

"Here Ah am..." Apple Bloom panted. "Ah hope Ah'm not too late."

"Nope, you're not late." Patch smiled.

Apple Bloom smiled back. They soon saw Timber coming to them.

"Howdy, Timber." Apple Bloom smiled to the young timberwolf.

"Erm... Hello there, Apple Bloom." Timber bashfully smiled back.

"So, what shall we play today?" Patch asked.

"Hmm... Hide and Seek?" Apple Bloom suggested.

"Yeah, there's probably lots of good hiding places here." Patch agreed.

"Yeah, let's play that" Timber smiled.

"NOT IT!" Patch and Apple Bloom then said and laughed as they ran off while Timber looked dumbfounded.

Timber then smirked and he went against a tree and started to count while they went off to hide. He continued to count as Patch and Apple Bloom began to finding perfect hiding places. The two giggled as they went to their hiding places.

"Ready or not, here I come!" Timber then wandered around the forest to find his new friends.

---

While they were playing their game, a full grown timberwolf was looking for his next target. Zecora was inside her hut, but felt a great disturbance in the air. The Timberwolf soon used a blast of dark magic and was able to drain Zecora of her strength and cutie mark. Zecora suddenly felt weak as she wasn't able to work on her potions or spells anymore and she put her hoof to her head.

"Soon, the timberwolves will be the ones to take over all of Equestria with me as their leader." The Timberwolf said.

There was then laughter heard.

"Ah, who's this now?" the timberwolf smirked darkly as he overheard joyful laughter from little ponies.

"You'll never find us!" Patch's voice called out.

Timber giggled as he went to find Apple Bloom and Patch for their little game. Unknown to any of them, they were being watched by an evil timberwolf.

Apple Bloom giggled as she hid. "They'll never find me here."

"Found you!" Timber smiled as he found her behind a tree.

"Aw, dang, how'd ya find me?" Apple Bloom pouted.

"Special timberwolf powers..." Timber chuckled.

"Dang it." Apple Bloom pouted.

"Now, to find Patch." Timber smiled.

"Okay." Apple Bloom smiled back.

The young timberwolf and earth filly then went to find their colt friend.

"They'll never find me in this tree." Patch whispered.

Timber and Apple Bloom walked along.

"So, uh, that friend of yours, Sweetie Belle," Timber made conversation as they looked for Patch. "What's she doing hanging around that brown colt?"

"Y'all mean Button Mash?" Apple Bloom replied. "They've been gettin' close lately."

"Like going on dates and such?" Timber asked as he looked behind a tree.

"Ah wouldn't know 'bout that, but Rarity says Sweetie Belle does seem quite smitten with him..." Apple Bloom replied before looking behind a bush. "Whatever that means."

"I think it means she has a crush on him or is in love with him." Timberwolf said before he saw Patch's tail coming from a tree.

Apple Bloom looked up with him and smirked. Timber smirked back. Patch snickered as he hid in the tree, not realizing he had been found.

"Found you!" Timber and Apple Bloom smirked.

Patch yelped and fell down, but luckily, didn't get hurt. "Double cross!"

"Yup." Apple Bloom giggled.

"Next time, try to hide your tail well." Timber smirked playfully.

Patch looked sheepish then as his tail then tucked between his legs. Apple Bloom and Timber chuckled to that.

Patch soon sniffed something. "We're not alone." He said to the others.

Apple Bloom and Timber looked concerned.

"We better get going." Patch said.

"Is it danger?" Apple Bloom asked, biting her lip slightly.

"It smells like a timberwolf, but it's coming from over there." Patch said as he pointed to the right.

"Oh, no..." Timber sounded worried. "Uh, you guys should go back home."

"But we just got started!" Apple Bloom frowned.

"Apple Bloom, please, the two of you have to go now before my father comes." Timber said.

"But!" Apple Bloom yelped.

"Come on, Apple Bloom..." Patch insisted to walk her out of the forest to safety.

"Well, all right." Apple Bloom frowned.

Timber nodded to them. Patch then took Apple Bloom away to get out of sight.

---

Timber then looked nervous as the older timberwolf came to him. "Hello, Father."

"I thought I heard voices." Timber's father smirked as he looked behind a bush.

"Uh, I was just talking to myself, sir." Timber replied nervously.

"Oh, really?" Timber's father smirked. "Then explain to me how you were able to sound like three different children laughing."

"Maybe you were just hearing echos from Ponyville?" Timber smiled nervously.

Timber's father came to the bush. "Then you wouldn't mind if I looked through this bush."

"Um, of course not." Timber said nervously.

Timber's father went over to the bush only to see no one behind it. "Huh... There's no one there..." he then said.

'Thank Celestia...' Timber thought to himself before breathing in relief.

"Oh, but what's this?" Timber's father smirked as he saw a red ribbon on the ground.

"Huh?" Timber asked.

"I don't believe I've seen you wear this before..." Timber's father held out the red ribbon. "Care to explain?"

'Oh, no, Apple Bloom's red ribbon.' Timber thought to himself.

"Well?" Timber's father asked.

"Uhh... Umm..." Timber stammered. "I ate somepony."

Timber's father glanced. "You ate somepony?"

"Yep." Timber nodded.

"Then why isn't there any blood on any of your claws or fangs?" Timber's father glared.

"Uh, I cleaned it up, because I'm gonna wear it for dressing up..." Timber took it and tied the ribbon around his neck to wear it like a bow tie. "See? I'm fancy!"

Timber's father was almost convinced until he saw some tracks of pony hoof prints and decided to act like he was proud of his son first but then would expose of what he saw. Timber smiled nervously as sweat beaded down his face.

"I'm so proud of you, son." Timber's father said, acting proud.

Timber smiled nervously.

"Now run along..." Timber's father told him. "Take your... Erm... Bow with you."

Timber looked nervous, but he did go off with the ribbon. 'Don't worry, Apple Bloom, I'll bring this back for you one way or another.' he then thought to himself.

'I shall have to keep an eye on my son.' Timber's father thought to himself.

Timber couldn't find Apple Bloom or Patch anywhere, so he kept the ribbon close to him for now and would give it to the earth filly as soon as he would see her again. He felt so different around her and wasn't sure what it could be.

---

Apple Bloom and Patch had made their way out of the Everfree Forest.

"Okay, we're out," Patch smiled before he saw Apple Bloom was missing something. "Uh, Apple Bloom, where's your ribbon that you use to make into your hair bow?"

"Huh...?" Apple Bloom patted the top of her mane before yelling out.

"Apple Bloom, calm down..." Patch soothed.

"My ribbon!" Apple Bloom panicked. "Ah've had that for as long as Ah can remember!"

"It must have somehow got untied and flew off your mane." Patch said.

Apple Bloom looked distressed.

"That bow's important to you, huh?" Patch asked.

Apple Bloom sighed. "Ah've had it since Ah came home from the hospital."

"Ohh." Patch said, understanding now before frowning.

Apple Bloom frowned back.

"Don't worry, we'll get it back." Patch promised.

"Thanks," Apple Bloom smiled before she saw him still sad. "What's wrong?"

Patch looked away.

"Patch?" Apple Bloom frowned at his sadness.

"Um, Apple Bloom; I found out what happened to your parents." Patch frowned.

"You what?!" Apple Bloom's orange eyes widened before smiling. "Oh, so when are they comin' back from Las Pegasus? They've missed the past family reunions since Ah was born! Ah want them to get to know Babs. She's my favorite cousin, ya know."

"Apple Bloom, your parents aren't coming back." Patch frowned.

"W-What?" Apple Bloom asked out of worry.

"I'm sorry, Apple Bloom, but y-your parents are dead." Patch frowned.

"Dead?" Apple Bloom replied. "But... Granny Smith said that-"

Patch sighed as he began to tell her what he found out from the files he read. Apple Bloom listened to him as she was finally being told the truth of what became of her parents not too long after she had been born. After she was told the truth, Apple Bloom had tears in her eyes.

"Apple Bloom, I'm so sorry..." Patch frowned as he made the filly cry.

"Ah-Ah never even got a chance to meet them." Apple Bloom cried.

"Apple Bloom, it's okay..." Patch tried to comfort.

"Get away from me!" Apple Bloom bawled as she ran away, blinded by her tears, but she was able to run away back home and not into the forest. "It can't be true! It just can't!"

"Maybe now wasn't the right time." Patch sighed.

Apple Bloom ran and kept crying.

---

Atticus, Cherry, and Mo were walking with Applejack.

"There ya are, Apple Bloom!" Applejack looked down to her little sister. "What's wrong?"

"Patch... We... Forest... Ribbon..." Apple Bloom said before crying out loud.

"Wait, did she just say forest?" Atticus asked.

"Uh-oh..." Cherry gulped.

Atticus looked over. "You knew about this?"

Cherry grinned nervously and zipped away.

"CHERRY!" Atticus chased her.

"Apple Bloom, what were you doing in the Everfree Forest?" Applejack asked.

Apple Bloom was about to say, but didn't want Patch to get in trouble. "Ah... Ah was goin' for a stroll... Then Ah got lost and Patch came to help me back home."

"Where is he then?" Applejack asked.

"Oh, he must have went back to try and look for my ribbon/bow that Ah lost." Apple Bloom said.

"Y'all should be more careful, Apple Bloom..." Applejack warned her. "We coulda lost ya."

"Like w-we lost Mom and Dad?" Apple Bloom asked, hoping that what Patch told her was a lie.

Applejack's face paled and she bit her lip as her eyes swooshed back and forth. "Erm... Right..." she then smiled nervously.

Apple Bloom narrowed her eyes. "Are ya lyin'?"

"Why would Ah lie?" Applejack laughed nervously. "Ah'm the Element of Honesty."

"Applejack, please tell me the truth; are Mom and Dad really... Dead?" Apple Bloom frowned.

Applejack smiled nervously, but then sighed as she was unable to hold it in any longer. "Ah'm sorry, Apple Bloom... They're not really touring Las Pegasus and became Wonderbolts... They died when Ah was about yer age."

Apple Bloom became heartbroken as Patch was telling the truth and where she really wouldn't see her parents.

"Apple Bloom..." Applejack held out her hoof.

Apple Bloom ran blindly into her home and ran up into her bed, burying her face in her pillow and cried loudly in pain and sorrow. Applejack soon sighed as she was sad that her younger sister had to find out this way she then saw Patch coming back from the same direction Apple Bloom came from before running home. Applejack's heart ached when she heard the sobbing from her little sister and went to go see Patch.

"I never should have told Apple Bloom, she wasn't ready yet." Patch sighed quietly.

"It's okay..." Applejack sighed. "We shouldn't have lied about it anyway."

"So, Wonderbolts?" Patch asked curiously.

"There's two shooting stars that come by Sweet Apple Acres every night..." Applejack replied. "Ah like to think of 'em as our parents visiting us and checkin' over us from Heaven."

"And I'm sure they are happy that Apple Bloom is falling in love." Patch smiled before covering his muzzle.

"Apple Bloom in love?" Applejack replied before chuckling. "That sounds mighty sweet, but Ah think she's way too young for that."

"Hey, she is as old as me and I'm in love with Colette." Patch retorted to her.

"Ah suppose, but..." Applejack sounded worried about Apple Bloom already being in love.

"Sweetie Belle likes Button Mash..." Patch continued. "Colette's sister Danielle likes Copper... Our friend Angel likes Colette's brother Scamp."

"Ah guess Ah can't stop her from bein' in love." Applejack sighed.

Patch smiled.

"Ah just can't believe how grown up she's become..." Applejack sighed. "Seems like only yesterday she started school with Miss Cheerilee."

"That's what growing up does to ya." Patch said.

"Ah know..." Applejack replied. "Sorry 'bout that, Patch, Ah keep forgettin' she ain't a foal no more."

"Well, I better get going before Atticus finds me." Patch said.

Applejack nodded and let him go. Patch then nodded back and went off.