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// The Storm 
// Story: I Pinkie Promise 
// by TheFluttershyeffect 
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**One Year Later**

"Apple Bloom, get inside!!!" Applejack yelled at her sister, who was out on the front porch. The winds were reaching speeds of over seventy miles an hour, it was raining harder than Applejack had ever seen, and there was a bolt of lightning about every thirty seconds. Applejack, however, was out with her brother Big Macintosh to help secure ropes to the closer trees, to keep them from falling on the house.

Suddenly Applejack saw a streak of rainbow, followed by a very familiar face landing right by her side.

"Rainbow Dash! What in the Hell reason did you and those other Pegasi have for making a storm this damn strong?!"

"It wasn't my fault!" Rainbow yelled over the loud wind and lightning. "The storm cloud factory had an explosion! One of the new employees set off a lightning bolt inside- That's why I came here to warn you!"

"Would ya mind giving me a hand here?!" Applejack was struggling to tie her rope down.

"No problem, Apple-" Suddenly a bolt of lightning went off and struck the tree they were handling, and instinctivly all three of them dove to the ground.

"Woah! That was close, huh Applejack? Applejack?" Then she saw her friend hadn't got up off the ground. Panicked, she rushed over to help. It was then that she saw a large piece of branch had struck her in the head, knocking her unconcious.

"Applejack!" She and Big Macintosh carefully carried her into the house, then proceeded to call 911.

Apple Bloom stuck her head into the room, with tears in her eyes. Big Macintosh was on the phone with 911, so it was just Rainbow Dash and Applejack in the room. A thick layer of blood matted Applejack's hair, along with the pillow she was resting on.

"Is Applejack gonna be alright?" Apple Bloom managed to ask between sobs.

Rainbow had begun tearing up as well. "I.. I dunno Apple Bloom. I just don't know..."