A few hours later, Rarity stirred. She wasn't out in the City anymore, she noted as she tried to open her eyes. Strange, she thought. this looks nothing like my home or New York City. Where am I?

Soft footsteps could be heard from the far side of the room as someo stepped closer. Out of her periferal vision, Rarity could see the tips of a brown Stetson. It was Applejack! "How are ya feelin', Sugarcube?" Applejack asked as she came face-to-face with Rarity.

"Sore." Rarity replied. "What happened? Where are we?" She asked.

"First off, ya fainted inta my arms. Second, we're in New York City sewers." Applejack replied in a hushed tone.

"How long was I out?" Rarity asked.

She noticed as Applejack suddenly tensed. "Ah'll guess about 3 hours and 45 minutes." She replied.

Rarity exhaled a long, deep breath she didn't know she was holding. "Where are the others?"

"Pinkie and Mikey are in the kitchen, cooking; Raph and Rainbow Dash are playing videogames; Twilight is with Leo and Sunset is helping Donnie in the garage." Applejack replied. "That reminds me... Ah'm gonna tell the others you're awake." She turned around to the door and began walking away. "Rarity's awake, y'all!!" Applejack barked before returning to the room and taking a seat beside Rarity.

Soon, the door opened again, revealing the rest of their friends, plus the turtles and a giant rat. "Hey, Rarity." Sunset greeted. "How do you feel?" She asked.

"Sore and slightly dizzy, darling." Rarity replied.

"that is to be expected from hitting your head when you fainted." Donnie explained as he walked over to a computer on the other side of the room.

"Don, what are you doing?" Leo asked.

"trying to figure out what caused Rarity to faint, except for seeing something she's not familiar with." Donnie replied, typing on the computer. This all has to link to a sort of head injury. He thought. Something could have happened to Rarity as a child, or a past experience like a trauma or something. Maybe even a fear of something. I'll have to do more research. He looked over at his brothers and everyone except Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie and motioned for them to give them some space.

Once the others had left, Donnie turned to Applejack and asked, "I'm guessing you have known Rarity the longest?"

Applejack replied, "yeah. Rarity turned up at the farm one day during middle school without her parents. She told mah daddy that her parents were killed by a serial killer and asked if she could stay at the farm. Mah Daddy said yes and called me over, tellin' me to show Rarity around the farm. Ah smiled and nodded and Rarity and Ah toured the farm, going from the orchards ta the farmhouse. We got back to my room when Rarity said she felt dizzy and Ah told her ta sit down on mah bed until she felt better." Applejack explained. "As Ah guided her ta the bed, Ah felt Rarity suddenly go limp. Ah called for mah Mom and Dad as Ah carefully layed Rarity on mah bed. Mom and Dad walked in an'-" she was suddenly, briefly cut off by Rarity, who added.

"Bright Mac knew my Father and knew how much I loved him. A few months before my parents died and a few years since Sweetie Belle was born, I became more protective, jumpy and frightened after nightmares about my parents' deaths. I learned the next day, that I was diagnosed with PTSD. Applejack helped me so much, so I repayed her by lending a hand with her chores around the farm." Rarity said.

Before Don could reply, or even open his mouth, Leo poked his head into the room and said, "Donatello, time for Training!" Before leaving as swiftly as he appeared.