The scene assmbled itself, it was violent. Explosions, fire everywhere. The sound of labored breathing filled the air, dulling the sound of the explosions. The picture vanished, turning black, only to reappear seconds later. This time there was a mare filling up a considerable amount of the view.

"No!" the cry from the pony sounded far off, even though she was right there.

Tears were streaming down from her bright yellow eyes, matting the fur on her cheeks. Her ears were flattened against her head. There was another explosion, and the mare's face zoomed in, as a chunk of earth flew through the air. The dark blue fur face zoomed out. The mare was still crying. Her heavy breathing joined the sound of the laboured breathing. The view zoomed in again, this time into the two colored white and light blue mane of the mare. The scent of scorched hair filled the air.

A new voice resounded through the air, "Kid! We can't hold the defense here much longer!"

"Keep trying, please!" the dark blue mare's voice cracked.

The scene went black, reappearing a few seconds later.

"Noire! Get up, please!" the rate of tear flow in the mare's eyes increased.

"Come on!" the voice came again. "We have to get out of here!"

The mare roughly shook off the hoof that appeared on her shoulder. She shouted, "I won't leave him!"

"There's no time! It's too late for him! Maybe the medics will reach him!"

"Let go!" The mare tried to fight off the rainbow of forelegs that now appeared over her head, shoulders, neck, and ribs.

"I can't leave him there!" the mare attempted fruitlessly to stand her ground, but the forelegs were dragging her away.

"Noire!"

A new foreleg appeared from the left. This one was black and much closer than those that were dragging the dark blue mare away from view. A masculine voice whispered softly.

"Polaris..."

The scene blacked out.

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