Everything seemed happy. Until they tried the plan. The pegasi couldn't fly high enough, the unicorns couldn't levitate objects big enough to hide themselves, and the earth ponies had nothing to hide behind. Babs watched their failure, as the bullies came back and laughed. Laughing. Why won't they stop laughing at me? A tear hit the floor, which made their raucous laughs and giggles even louder, making the tears faster. Why do they do this? Babs tried to run away, but they were always there. Even Applebloom, with her eyes as hot as fire, burning her soul, and destroying any hope. Is there any good reason?

  Babs got up with lightning speed. She was covered in cold sweat and her heartbeat was pounding. She looked at her hooves and saw they were shaking. A slight giggle left her lips. A dream? She started smiling, despite the melancholic nightmare. Was it all a dream?!. She sprung from her bed and was about to wake up Applebloom. Then she stopped. Her smiled faded into a slight frown. It...was a dream...all of it...right?

  She had been crying too many times. Applebloom wasn't there. Although everything from the meeting to the failure was a dream, Applebloom being a bully...was not. She sank to her knees, and gently laid on the wooden floor. Suddenly, she felt a hoof on her shoulder. She gasped in fright, scared by the unexpected move. She saw a pony that looked just like the one in the dream...what was it...Snow Storm? The filly smiled. It was warm and sincere.

  "It's okay. I know we will fix it. I don't know how, but we will get Applebloom back. And she will come back willingly." She seemed so sure. Babs wondered what her secret was, how she could be this confident. She saw tears in the filly's eyes, and Babs hugged her. She whispered in her ear.

"I know."