Sky Bolt stood up and sniffed the air. Smoke filled her lungs and burned them. She coughed and ran out the door. She raced into Lightning's room and right as she was about to grab the filly a rag went over nose and mouth. She gasped and passed out. Sky and Lightning got carried off by changeling drones.
Thunder Bolt jumped out of his bed and sailed toward the ceiling again, but he stopped before he crashed. He ran out his door and saw his mother and baby sister get carried out the front door. He leapt over the railing of the stairs and used his wings to glide over to them. Before he could reach them, he got ambushed and knocked out. He then joined his mother and sister in being carried out.
Shadow Bolt heard the alarm. She ran to her door and threw it open. It was a huge mistake. A wall of flames were outside waiting for her. She slammed her door shut and kicked a hole in her wall. She jumped out and opened her wings so she could land softly on the cloud layer. If she didn't use her wings, she would've went straight through. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her to the front of her house. She looked to the left when she reached the street and saw the fireponies racing towards her house. She looked to the right and saw flames shooting out of the windows of her house. She also saw the changelings putting her family into the back of a carriage.
"Where's the other girl you fools?" Chrysalis asked her minions. All of them shrugged their shoulders. "Go find her!" The drones started to go back into the when Chrysalis recalled them due to the fireponies getting too close. They flew off with Shadow's family in tow.
Shadow Bolt ran after the carriage but was too slow and tired. She stopped in the middle of the street panting with exhaustion. Tears were running down her little filly face. Her mane stuck to her face from the rain and tears. She laid down and cried, for it was the only thing she knew what to do. The best day of her life, had just turned into the worst.
Shadow awoke with a bright light shining in her eyes. A police Pegasus was looking at her with a concerned look. He stopped pointing his flashlight in her face. His mouth moved but Shadow didn't hear anything. She shook her head violently and looked at the cop.
"What happened? Where is your family, little one? We can't find them anywhere," the police pony questioned. Shadow Bolt mumbled her words. "Repeat that please." Shadow wiped the tears from her face.
"They were kidnapped by these insect ponies," Shadow Bolt sniffled. The cop readjusted his hat and trotted off. Shadow Bolt looked at the sky. The weather ponies moved the clouds so all Shadow could see was stars. She saw Thunder Bolt's favorite constellation. Her eyes welled up with tears again. She blinked and one tear escaped her eyelid and rolled down her cheek.
"Is there anypony you can stay with? Because we can't find you family in the area. But don't worry little missy, we sent missing reports to the other cities and towns in Equestria so they can keep an eye out," the cop said. Shadow Bolt nodded and lifted her hoof up to her cheek.
"I can stay with my uncle and cousin, but there's a problem with that," Shadow said quietly. She brushed her black mane out of her face. The cop leaned in to hear her better and to gesture her to continue. "They live all the way in Ponyville." The cop scratched his chin with his hoof and walked away.
The cop returned and said, "We've arranged a carriage to take you to Ponyville. It will be here shortly, little girl." Shadow Bolt thanked him. She wondered what life was going to be like in Ponyville. She never saw her uncle and cousin since the Bolt family reunion. She remembered their names, and that's it. Her uncle was Moon Bolt, and her cousin was Electric Bolt.
The carriage pulled up next to her and the cop reappeared as well. The police Pegasus gestured for her to get in. She got in and the carriage began to pull away. She waved goodbye to the nice cop and he waved back.
"And they said I was crazy for working at a 24-hour carriage service," the driver mumbled to himself. Shadow knew that the journey was going to be long so she curled up in a little ball and fell asleep.