Big Macintosh busted into Twilight’s house knocking the wooden door down with so much force it went sailing a few feet before it stopped.

Applejack just stood next to him panting crazily. “Where is she?” she heard her brother ask.

“In…her….room…”

“Alright, les go.”

A pause followed as Big Macintosh whipped his head around dumbly. “Uh, Applejack, do ya know where ‘er room is?”

Rolling her eyes, the blonde pony began to trot briskly to Twilight’s room with the Red Stallion behind her.
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“Oh. My. GOSH. TWILIGHT’S GETTING WORSE!” Rainbow Dash screamed.

Everypony stopped to look at the rainbow Pegasus then at the ever-getting worse Unicorn then at the yellow Pegasus who was trying to keep the Unicorn alive.

All of Twilight’s friends flew back into mayhem and panic, except Fluttershy who was doing everything in her power to safe her friend.

“Hey, ya’ll listen up!” A familiar voice commanded.

“Applejack, your back!”

“Where have you been?”

“Twilight’s only gotten worse, oh this is horrible!” Everypony sang all at once.

“HEY, I said LISTEN UP, which means to stop yer TALKIN’ an’ YAPPIN’ an’ LISTEN!” The female Earth Pony shouted annoyed. The talking ceased and she continued. “That’s better. Ya’ll wan’ ta help Twilight, right? Well, no pony’s helpin’ her by panickin’ – ‘cept maybe Fluttershy who’s NOT panickin’.

“But anyways, ya’ll will listen ta Big Macintosh, who’s got a clearer head than all of ya, got that? An’ if anypony gets outta line, that doesn’t help our friend, yer gonna have ta answer ta ME, alright?” Applejack ordered sternly looking each pony in the eye.

Everypony nodded, suddenly afraid of her.

“Good. BIG MACINTOSH!” she screamed at her brother who came into the room. When he was fully in and alert, Applejack raised a hoof and pointed it toward Twilight’s still tense body and said, “Ya should inspect ‘er so’s ya know what ta do.”

He just nodded and walked over to Fluttershy and stood over the Unicorn’s battered and bloody body. Big Macintosh noticed the Pegasus crying silently, he longed to comfort her and say it was going to be alright, but found that it would be wrong in two ways. One, would have given her false hope and a lie; and second, he felt that would be betraying Twilight. So Big Macintosh just stuck with inspecting.

Applejack slipped out of the room unnoticed, while Big Macintosh asked some questions to Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie.

Time ta give Spike what ‘e deserves, she thought.
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Applejack found the baby dragon walking back and forth in the backyard, worrying. She tensed her face as she walked to
Spike and said real sternly to his back, “I want’ ya ta come with me.”

Spike jumped and turned sheepishly to the angry Mare. “Why?”

“C’mon ya little devil, I wan’ ya ta see what ya have done ta Twilight.”

“No, I don’t want to.”

“WELL YER GONNA HAVE TA IF YA WANT TA BE ALIVE BY TA END OF TA DAY!” Applejack screamed.

“Alright, I’m c-coming!”
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“Have ya’ll foun’ ta remedy?”

Everypony shook their heads at Big Macintosh’s statement.

“Hmm, have ya’ll taken Twilight ta Zecora?”

Again, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash shook their heads. “Zecora is away,” Rarity answered.

“Any of ya have a close connection with a magician or somethin’?”

“Oh, oh! Princess Celestia!” Pinkie Pie responded gleefully.

“Uh, Pinkie, do you really think the Princess has time to heal Twilight? She’s busy! And even if she’ll agree, how are we going to get Twilight all the way to Canterlot?” Rainbow Dash reasoned.

“Easy, silly! You can zoom all the way up there and tell Princess Celestia, then come back down with an answer. If it’s yes, then Big Macintosh or Applejack will put her in a cart and gallop with the rest of us to the Castle!”

“I like ta first part of yer idea Pinkie Pie, but there isn’t any time fer ta second part.” Big Macintosh chimed in.

“What if when Rainbow Dash flies up to the Castle, she can ask the Princess to fly with her back down to Ponyville?” Rarity asked.

“It’ll draw to much attention, we don’t want that!” Fluttershy said from the place on the ground where she was trying to bandage Twilight’s cuts.

“Do you want to safe our dear friend?”

“Well, yes, but-“

Rarity stopped her, “But nothing, it is settled.”

Another sickening crack was heard throughout the house and Rainbow Dash’s face twisted that of disgust as she helplessly watched Twilight.

“Alright, I’m going to the Castle, I’ll be back.” She said flying out the window.

Every pony just nodded.