Around the time that Celestia was fighting the creature, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Applejack were searching for survivors all over in Canterlot. As they did, they were hiding up on a rooftop near the town square. They searched everywhere they could, but it was so crowded and crazed that they could barely find any survivors.

"How in the hay could this happen? Canterlot has the best defenses in all of Equestria!" Applejack said, looking at the ruined site of Canterlot.

"It... It must have been a diversion when we were still at the Crystal Empire." Fluttershy said in her soft voice.

"Who cares! What matters is that we put these creatures in their place!" Rainbow Dash said as she was about to fly away.

But before she could leave, Applejack pulled Rainbow Dash's tail and stopped her.

"Now's not the time, Rainbow! Our top priority is survivors! We're too outnumbered to fight back!" Applejack said.

"I know, but there are so many corpses that I can barely see anypony left!" Rainbow Dash said.

Applejack stopped talking and started thinking. As she did, they started hearing explosions from Ponyville. They turned around and saw Celestia in the air.

"What could she be fighting?" Fluttershy asked.

"Dunno, but it would be best we stayed here for now." Applejack said.

Just then, they heard growling from behind them. They turned around and saw a huge group of dragons, griffons, and changelings. Among them, they saw Gilda and Garble.

"Hi, Dashie!" Gilda said in a spiteful tone.

"Gilda?" Rainbow Dash said in a shocked tone.

Chuckling as they faced the ponies, they snarled with hunger and blood-thirst while they waited for the signal. Grinning with sheer delight, Garble yelled,

"KILL THEM!!!!!"

Just then, they started swarming the three ponies. But they somehow managed to get out of the swarm and started to run, causing the creatures to chase after them. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy did whatever they could to lose them, but they were too fast to shake off. Just then, Applejack said,

"We need to split up, girls! We'll meet up in the castle!"

The three of them split up, leading them away from their group. Applejack ran very fast as the dragons and griffons chased her. Vaulting and jumping across every obstacle was in the way, she wouldn't stop until she shook them off. But as she ran around, she saw various corpses of ponies everywhere. Mares, Colts, even fillies were mutilated as she passed by every single one. It was all so ghastly that Applejack felt like vomiting.

"I hope my family is safe. I can't afford to lose anypony else." Applejack thought as she ran.

Seeing an alleyway in the next corner, Applejack took this chance and jumped into it. Hiding into one of the trash cans, Applejack kept quiet and waited for the other creatures to pass by without making a sound. After waiting for about two minutes, the creatures left the sight and Applejack came out of her hiding place. Knowing what she had to do, Applejack started to run towards the castle.

***

Rainbow Dash was being pursued by Gilda and her troops in Restaurant Row. Flying and dashing around every corner, Rainbow Dash was doing everything she could to get them off her tail.

"So Gilda, what's your deal? Why'd you join up with these losers?" Rainbow Dash asked as she flew.

"Oh, it's nothing special. These losers just showed me the light!" Gilda explained.

"Huh?"

"I always figured that you wouldn't understand the concept of power. You ponies are too stupid to know the difference between friendship and anger!"

Hearing this, Rainbow Dash stopped and said,

"You better take that back."

"Sorry. I don't do refunds." Gilda said as she pulled out two automatic crossbows.

"You just pushed it!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she charged towards Gilda.

Immediately, Gilda started firing at Rainbow Dash as she kept moving. The griffons and dragons rushed towards Rainbow Dash and she started beating them to a pulp. Jumping and flying while the creatures kept pursuing her, Rainbow Dash just pummeled them with intense ferocity as Gilda kept firing at her. She got Rainbow Dash in the leg and her wing, but she still kept going. After firing at her, Gilda ran out of arrows and started attacking her former friend directly.

"So you finally decided to get personal, Gilda? After showing you up so many times at the events in Junior Speedster's Flight Camp?" Rainbow Dash asked as she kicked Gilda.

"I'll admit that I was a little steamed when I earned a few silver and bronze medals although I did win one gold medal for archery, but nothing as shill and trivial as that. Our king is gonna give us a future, and you have been unfortunately blacklisted!" Gilda shouted.

"And who is this king?"

"Sorry Rainbow, but you know how I am about spoilers!"

The two kept fighting and from the looks of it, Rainbow Dash was starting to get worn out from flying too much. On the next kick, Gilda grabbed both of Rainbow Dash's wings and snapped them like twigs. The pegasus screamed out in pain as it happened.

"Aw~. Does it hurt~? Does it hurt~? Does poor little Dashie need her mommy~?" Gilda taunted as moved her finger down her cheek like a tear.

Rainbow Dash tried to fly after Gilda, but her wings were so broken that she could barely flap them. Just then, they heard a roar from across Ponyville. Gilda looked over and said,

"Sorry Dashie, but our little recess has just concluded. I've gotta go and make a few more quotas. Have fun watching your home burn, Rainbow Crash~!"

Gilda laughed joyfully as she flew away with her troops.

Rainbow Dash ran after them and shouted,

"When I get my hooves on you, you're gonna wish we never met, you birdbrain!"

After Gilda disappeared, Rainbow Dash looked at the castle and decided to follow through on her promise to meet up at the castle, even though she wanted to pay back Gilda for breaking her wings. She rushed towards the castle without trying to confront any of the creatures.