Apple-Bloom trotted down the streets of Manehattan, humming happily to herself. Her sister had brought her along there to visit their aunt and Uncle Orange. Excited to see her favorite cousins again, she had agreed to come and was now on her way to the sweet shop to get something for her cousins. Apple-Jack only let her go alone because Apple-Bloom had told her that she was just going to the little store just a short walk from the house. That actually was Apple-Bloom's original plan, but when she got there the only sweets she could find were jars of peppermints. So she decided to go to the huge candy shop instead, which was much, much further away. She wasn't scared at all, thinking that Apple-Jack was just being the overprotective sister that she always was. Besides, she always went around Ponyville by herself. Why would Manehattan be any different? She was having a hard time finding the store though. The large city was a lot more crowded than her simple town Ponyville, and all the buildings looked the same. She asked the ponies around her for directions, but either they couldn't hear her over the noise of the traffic, ignored her, or glared at her and said they were busy. Apple-Bloom was feeling rather overwhelmed by it all, but kept going. She asked yet another pony the way to the candy shop, and this time, she got a proper answer.
The tall stallion, who was completely covered with a long coat, hat, boots, and sunglasses, answered in a friendly voice "Hello there! So you want to get to the candy store, do you? No problem! I'll lead you there. I can buy you a little treat there too!"
"No need to buy me anything sir" replied Apple-Bloom at once, who, brought up with Apple-Jack, had been taught to always pay for her things. "But it would be nice if you could take me there!"
The innocent young filly didn't find anything suspicious about him. In Ponyville there were plenty of helpful ponies like him. It wasn't even strange to give candy to fillies. Ponies like Cheerilee and Mr. Cake would often slip a few sweets in the hooves of the giggling little fillies that passed by. As for his clothing, Apple-Bloom had never been one to question fashion choices. So the two walked along quietly. "You're not from around here are you?" asked the older pony conversationally.
"No, I'm from Ponyville" replied Apple-Bloom. The stallion smiled to himself at this. Apple-Bloom finally started to look around her. They were walking through an alley. Nobody else was there. It didn't look like a path to anywhere. "Are you sure this is the way?" asked Apple-Bloom uncertainly. "I think we already passed it"
"No no this is the way!" he answered. Soon they walked into a dead end.
"Ooops!" he said. Apple- bloom noticed that there was a car parked near them. There was no one else around. Apple-Bloom started to get a bit nervous, but she wasn't sure why. Suddenly, the stallion pulled out a piece of cloth from his coat and swiftly gagged her mouth with it. Terrified, she tried to run away but was no match for the huge pony who roughly clutched her and got into the nearby car. The driver immediately sped away on the road. Apple-Bloom's voice came out muffled from the gag as the first stallion tied up her hooves as well, and there was nobody else to hear her anxious screams.